This Chicken Minestrone Soup is one of those weeknight meals that takes 20 minutes and tastes like it’s been simmering all day. Perfect for busy school nights.
Using canned veggies, beans, and meats, I can make a variety of soups and stews easily and quickly for dinner. One of my family’s favorites is Chicken Minestrone Soup. It’s so delicious and hearty, and the kids just love it.
How to make Chicken Minestrone Soup
Start off with a big pot and add Prego® Italian Sauce.
Add Campbell’s® Condensed Tomato Soup next. I just love the flavor it adds to this Chicken Minestrone Soup. The combination of the rich, thick, and flavorful Prego® Italian Sauce with the great-tasting Campbell’s® Condensed Tomato Soup make this soup delicious.
Next, drain the canned veggies and add them. I tend to pick mainly carrots and diced potatoes since that’s what my kids like.
Before you add the Swanson® Premium Chicken, make sure to drain and rinse it. I also shred it a little more before adding to the pot. I use it quite often in soups and casseroles because it’s already cooked and ready to use for quick and everyday meals.
Then, add some diced Italian-style tomatoes. Do not drain the tomatoes before adding.
Drain and rinse the kidney beans and cannellini beans before adding them.
Wash a fresh zucchini and quickly chop it up and add it along with the beans. This takes just a minute, but if you’re in a big hurry, you can always add a bag of frozen squash and zucchini instead of a fresh one.
At this point I turn the fire to high and pour in 48 ounces of chicken broth and add the Italian seasoning and minced garlic.
Once the soup comes to a rolling boil, add 1 cup of elbow macaroni or shells. Allow the soup to simmer on high for about 8-10 minutes while the macaroni cooks.
When the macaroni feels done, add about 2 cups of fresh baby spinach and stir it up. Then turn off the fire immediately.
Now it’s time to dish it up. I like to add a sprinkling of fresh grated Parmesan cheese just before serving. The cheese melts into it, and my kids just love that (so do I).
This soup is just magical. It looks like it takes hours of simmering on the stove, and it’s done in less than 20 minutes! Plus, it always seems to hit the spot.
More Soups & Stews
- Creamy Chicken Alfredo Tortellini Soup
- Easy Italian Wedding Soup
- Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
- Tomato Beef Stew
- Hearty Country French Stew inspired by The Nightingale
Chicken Minestrone Soup
Ingredients
- 1 jar Prego Italian Sauce
- 1 can Campbell's Condensed Tomato Soup
- 1 can sliced carrots, drained
- 1 can diced potatoes, drained
- 1 can Italian style diced tomatoes
- 1 can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 zucchini, chopped
- 1 can Swanson Premium Chicken, drained, rinsed, and shredded
- 48 oz chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 cup elbow macaroni pasta
- 2 cups baby spinach
- Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Chicken Minestrone Soup
- In a big pot, pour in the jar of Prego® Italian Sauce.
- Drain the carrots and potatoes and add Campbell's® Condensed Tomato Soup
- Add the Italian style diced tomatoes
- Drain and rinse the Swanson® Premium Chicken and shred it. Then, add it to the pot.
- Drain and rinse the kidney beans and add to the pot.
- Drain and rinse the cannellini beans and add to the pot.
- Slice and chop a zucchini and add it to the pot.
- Put the pot on the fire set on High.
- Add the chicken broth, Italian seasoning, and garlic.
- When soup reaches a rolling boil, add the pasta.
- When the pasta is soft, add the baby spinach and turn the fire off.
- Serve with a sprinkle of fresh grated Parmesan cheese.
18 comments
That soup sounds so good! I am looking forward to the cool weather because that’s when I love to curl up with a warm bowl of soup. Yum.
We won’t be making soups for two or three months yet so will file this one for later use. Will be throwing together your lemonade drink and using it today.
I would love how the beans, the soup and the other ingredients would complement each other in this dish. I can already feel the sumptuous taste and rich flavor. The strawberry lemonade tea would also make a good drink.
That soup looks great-we eat soup all year long–even in the summer–I think they are easy meals and the strawberry lemonade tea is a great compliment to the soup-good combo. We are going to have to try this out-I was looking for something new! thanks
Soup is one of my favorite things to eat. I have done a minestrone soup before but I have never done one like this. I have never put any kind of meat in it. This looks so goo that I need to make it soon.
Sounds like a perfect meal to me! I’ve actually never made minestrone myself but this looks really doable – and that tea! Oh my goodness, it looks so refreshing! My family would love that.
I love soup when it’s cold out. And I love adding to soup to make it thicker and more delicious. The strawberry lemonade tea sounds so good and refreshing.
Now these sound like the perfect partnership, I love the sound of the strawberry lemonade tea for sure. What a delicious idea.
We always have a stash of Campbell soup in our cupboard. They are great. And that strawberry tea looks amazing too! Awesome for the kind of summer we’re having.
Minestrone is one of my favorite soups. I love how easy this version sounds, but I bet it is still full of flavor.
This looks amazing! It will be perfect for cooler days this fall. I love how easy it is to make, too.
Looks so yummy, and ready for fall. #client
Strawberry lemonade is so tasty, particularly on a hot summer day Your minestrone soup looks terrific.
Wow soup made from strawberry lemonade tea? That’s awesome! How creative! The soup looks very tasty 🙂
I really love that this is made with chicken. I don’t eat beef and have a hard time finding minestrone recipes without it. The lemonade looks delicious, too!
I’m all about shortcuts – especially on a school night when the kids have activities. This looks great and easy to make. Going to try it next!
I love this kind of dish where when you scoop, you get so many good things. This is great during chilly or rainy days.