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Tortellini Soup
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Easy Tortellini Soup

This Tortellini Soup recipe is great for creating an amazing soup with only a little effort. A wide variety of vegetables can be used in this soup, so it's great for using what you have on hand or what you found at the Farmer's Market.
Course: Main Course, Soup
Keyword: Dairy-Free Option, Easy--now you're cooking, Gluten-Free Option, Make-Ahead Option, Vegan Option, Vegetarian Option
Servings: 6

Note: If you are cooking for a particular style of eating, please check all of your ingredients carefully.

Many of my recipes have alternatives, and you want to choose the alternatives that fit the style you are preparing. Also, packaged goods may have ingredients you wouldn't expect. Soy sauce may or may not have gluten. Chocolate may or may not have dairy. This means you want to check the ingredients labels on the products you will use. Also, it's important to be aware that if you are cooking for someone with allergies or other reasons to take special care, you should avoid cross-contamination. For example, don't use the same utensil that was used in food containing the allergen or use the same cutting board that was used for food containing the allergen.

Ingredients

  • 1 24-ounce jar tomato and basil pasta sauce
  • 1 32-ounce box chicken or vegetable broth (low sodium or without added salt)

Protein (choose one or a combination)

  • 2 cups cooked chickpeas or cannellini beans (OK to simply use a 15-ounce can) (rinsed and drained)
  • 2 cups cooked chopped chicken

4 Cups Vegetables (choose any combination, or experiment with other vegetables)

  • chopped carrots
  • green beans cut into bite-sized pieces
  • broccoli cut into bite-sized pieces (include stems)
  • asparagus cut into bite-sized pieces
  • frozen corn
  • frozen peas
  • Spinach

Pasta (choose one)

  • 9 ounces fresh cheese tortellini
  • 9 ounces other fresh pasta of choice

Instructions

  • Combine pasta sauce and broth and bring to a boil.
    Tortellini Soup Base
  • While liquids are heating, prepare ingredients.
    Prepped ingredients for Tortellini Soup
  • Add vegetables that take longer to cook, such as carrots. Cook until they begin to soften.
    Soup with Veggies Cooking
  • Add protein and vegetables that cook quickly, such as broccoli or spinach. Return the pot to a boil.
    Soup Cooking
  • Add pasta and cook until vegetables and pasta are al dente and everything is hot.
    Soup Cooking with Pasta
  • Tortellini Soup with chicken, carrots, red cabbage, brocolli, asparagus, corn and peas.
    Tortellini Soup
  • Tortellini Soup with cannellini beans, corn, broccoli, asparagus and spinach.
    Tortellini and bean soup

Notes

The combination of pasta sauce and broth makes a great base for a soup.  You can follow this recipe for tortellini soup or use the base of pasta sauce and broth with other ingredients to create a new tasty soup.