A comforting bowl of chicken soup is extra quick and easy thanks to rotisserie chicken.

Each one uses a store-bought shortcut: rotisserie chicken.

Finish it with plenty of Cheddar cheese and crunchy tortilla strips for a pretty and delicious garnish.

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Easy Chicken And Dumplings

We all love an easy version of a classic.

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Use everyone’s favorite hot sauce to spice up your chicken noodle soup.

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A lightening fast soup (get it?)

Green Chile-Chicken Soup

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that doesn’t trade time for flavor.

Don’t drain the canned chiles or beans, which will provide additional flavor and help thicken the broth.

Serve with cornbread so it’s possible for you to sop up every last drop.

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Toss it together in a slow-cooker, then sit back and relax while dinner takes care of itself.

Add English peas, flat-leaf parsley, and curls of lemon zest for extra character.

Using rotisserie chicken instead of cooking the chicken in the broth allows it to come together quickly.

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We added a splash of sherry vinegar and garnished with torn basil for extra flavor.

Serve this soup immediately, as you don’t want the potato gnocchi to get too soggy.

We double the citrus by cooking lemon peel strips right in the soup and stirring infresh-squeezed lemon juicebefore serving.

Sriracha Chicken Noodle Soup

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With pre-cooked chicken, wait and add it at the same time as the orzo.

Chicken-And-Rice Soup With Mushrooms

Mushrooms and wild rice lend an earthy flavor to this recipe.

You’ll love the scent of this soul-warming soup as it simmers in theslow cooker.

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Pre-cooking the rice allows it to develop a creamy texture.

With rotisserie chicken, you could skip the step of cooking the chicken breast and save considerable time.

We recommend serving this soup with biscuits.

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Plus, tortilla strips top each bowl for a satisfying crunch.

Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup

This soup wasdesigned to be effortless.

Freeze extra for later, sans any pasta, which is better when freshly boiled.

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Pro tip: After shredding the chicken for the soup, freeze the carcass touse for chicken stockanother day.

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lemon chicken orzo soup in a dutch oven

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Chicken-and-Rice Soup with Mushrooms

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Chicken pot pie soup served with biscuits

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