Spicy Tortellini Soup

Vseward (Chef~V)'s Note:

For a quick satisfying soup, this recipe is a snap to put together. The combination of the ingredients makes a nice sauce. A sprinkling of cheese provides a tasty finish. Served with French bread makes it hearty enough for a meal. Note: This recipe was entered for RSC#11 and has been modified with additional seasonings. ;)

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (14 ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 (14 ounce) can roasted-garlic seasoned chicken broth
• 1 (9 ounce) packagerefrigerated cheese tortellini or 1 (9 ounce) package mushroom tortellini
• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons chopped shallots
• 2 cups packed baby spinach
• 1 dash ground cayenne pepper
• 1⁄8; teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated asiago cheese

Directions:

1. In medium saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil over high heat.
2. Add tortellini, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 5 minutes. Gently stir in diced tomatoes, simmer 3 minutes until tortellini is tender, stir in sundried tomatoes, shallots.
3. Stir in basil, cayenne pepper, oregano and black pepper and simmer another 2 minutes.
4. Stir in spanach 1 cup at a time just until wilted.
5. Ladle into shallow bowls, sprinkle with cheese and additional cayenne pepper to taste.

Reviews

[deniseeosu]

Great recipe! It's super easy, and makes a good, filling soup. My guy is normally upset when I make soup for dinner because it's not filling enough, but he even loved this. One change I made was that I used one can of low-sodium and one can of regular chicken broth, and added some garlic powder to the mixture (because I couldn't find the garlic- seasoned broth.) Also, in attempt to save some cash, I used a package of frozen spinach instead of the fresh stuff, which worked great. Wonderful recipe, I will be using this again!

[jane49423]

this was very good. I added some link sausage because my family likes meat.

[fluffomatic]

Outstanding! What a great way to sneak more veggies into my husband's diet! He got through two bowls before he asked, "What's the green stuff?" "Oh it's spinach." "Huh. Can't even taste it. Is there any more?" Awesome flavor, economical, and super fast to put on the table. Will become a regular dish in our household. Thank you!