Best Ever Tortellini Soup

Submitted by skat5762

"Whip this one up on a weeknight for a fast, easy, and delicous soup!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4-5

ingredients

• 1 package fresh, frozen tortellini or 1 package fresh, frozen tortellini
• 1 can diced tomato (or peeled, diced fresh)
• 2 cans chicken broth (or equivalent bouillon cube)
• 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped (or slightly less frozen)
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons fresh oregano
• 2 teaspoons crushed, chopped garlic
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons good quality olive oil
• 1 cup water

directions

1. Saute celery, onion, carrots and garlic in oil.
2. Add spinach and tomatoes and simmer 10 minutes.
3. Add spices and chicken broth.
4. Simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender-crisp.
5. Add water and tortellini and simmer 10- 15 minutes.
6. Remove bay leaf and serve.

Reviews

[Rachael]

This soup was really good my husband loved it. I made it for my grandmother and aunt after a long day of shopping and they thought it was wonderful. very very easy to make. Served it with salad and french bread. yum yum!!

 

[Wendy13]

I'm not a big soup eater, but this one hit the spot. It was very good and very filling. The only thing I did differently was to use Southwest Chicken & Herb boullion instead of regular to give it a little extra flavor. It was very good ~ easy too!

 

[Cook In Northwest]

I really enjoyed this soup. I was a little free-wheeling with the ingredients (handfuls of spinach instead of cups, garlic powder instead of fresh garlic, guestimated amounts of liquid) but I don't think I did too much damage to the original idea. I thought I had fresh garlic, but as it has been many months since garlic harvest, it turned out to be no good, so had to use garlic powder. Even though I was a bit heavy handed with the broth, I ended up adding a bit more water at the end, as the tortellini soaked up a lot of liquid. The recipe seems to be unclear about what kind of tortellini it calls for (fresh,frozen or fresh,frozen) and I used dried, so that is probably why it was a thirsty soup. The recipe didn't state the size of the tortellini package, so I just threw in a couple big handfuls (my package was a Costco sized giant one.) The flavor was mild, but nice. I didn't have fresh basil either (what didn't I change here?) so used 2 tsp. dried. I'm sure fresh would have been much better, and the flavor would have probably been a little more intense. I'm sure I'll be making this again, hopefully with fewer substitutions. I may add a zucchini next time, as I think that would be a nice addition to the veges.

 

[Kassy Crawford]

This soup was easy and very good. I sprinkled imported parmesan cheese on top of each serving. I think this added another layer of flavor.

 

[ORTNmom]

This is delicious on a cold night! I add a package of Italian sausage, fried and sliced , and a zucchini, halved and cut into rounds. With a loaf of crusty bread it's a filling meal.