Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup

run for your life's Note:

This tastes very similar to a popular soup served at a local restaurant where we live.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 8.0

• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, minced
• 1/2 cup merlot
• 1 (45 ounce) jar ragu garden chunky pasta sauce
• 4 -5 cups half-and-half (can use some milk)
• 1 (19 ounce) package frozen cheese tortellini
• 1/2-1 cup fresh spinach (optional)

Directions:

1. In large stockpot simmer garlic, olive oil, onion and merlot for 5 minutes.
2. Add pasta sauce and half n half, cook on medium heat.
3. Cook soup until warm, do not allow it to come to a boil or simmer.
4. While soup is heating cook tortellini according to pkg directions.
5. Add tortellini and spinach to heated soup and serve.

Reviews

[mama smurf]

Made this for our lunch and I made as written...very tasty! This is such an easy soup to make. Next time I will try a meat filled tortellini for DH. Thank you for posting. Made for PAC Orphange 2012 tag game.

[Hazeleyes]

This soup is delicious! Extra good with #27968 Focaccia bread recipe. Thanks!