Dinner

Rotisserie Chicken & Mushroom Soup

A cozy one-pot soup that turns a store-bought rotisserie chicken into a creamy, mushroom-loaded dinner in about thirty-five minutes. The mushrooms cook down until they are deeply golden, which gives the broth a rich, savory backbone, and a splash of milk plus a shower of Parmesan makes it silky without any heavy cream. Baby spinach wilts in at the end and a squeeze of fresh lemon keeps every spoonful bright.

Ingredients

• 3 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded
• 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup milk or half-and-half
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Steps

1. Sauté the vegetables: Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and cook 4–5 minutes, until slightly softened.
2. Brown the mushrooms: Add the sliced mushrooms and cook 5–6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden and their excess moisture has evaporated.
3. Bloom the aromatics: Stir in the garlic, thyme, oregano, salt, and black pepper and cook for 30 seconds.
4. Simmer: Pour in the chicken broth, bring to a gentle simmer, and cook 10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
5. Make it creamy: Add the shredded rotisserie chicken, milk, and Parmesan. Simmer gently for 5 minutes, avoiding a rapid boil.
6. Finish and serve: Stir in the baby spinach and cook 1–2 minutes, until wilted. Finish with the fresh lemon juice, garnish with parsley and extra Parmesan, and serve warm.

Dad tip: let the mushrooms develop a deep golden color before the broth goes in — that browning is where the soup gets its rich, savory depth.

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Recipe adapted from Anti Inflammatory Diet’s Rotisserie Chicken & Mushroom Soup (@_anti.inflammatory.diet) — original reel. The full recipe was published in the reel caption; the nutrition figures are our estimates, not the creator’s.