Thank you, this looks awesome! It’s going on the dinner plan list PDQ. I love every ingredient, and it’s pretty obvious that it demands a nice glass@VolNExile @hmanvolfan as promised:
Creamy Parm Tomato Tortellini Soup
Ingredients (with my alterations – can be cut in half)
- 1/2 stick (4 tbsp.) salted butter
- Med. onion, diced
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 5-6 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1/4 c. flour
- 2 cartons chicken broth
- 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 4 c. cheese tortellini (I use 20 pkg of Buitoni)
- 3/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan
- 3 c. spinach, packed (6 or 8 oz bag of baby spinach)
- 1 c. cream
- 2 tbsp. basil, thinly sliced for garnish
Directions
- In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add onions, black pepper and salt, cook until translucent.
- Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
- Add Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and flour and whisk to combine; cook 1 more minute.
- Add tomato paste and cook for about 1 minute more.
- Add broth and tomatoes bring to a boil. You can stop here if you aren’t ready to eat within about 10-15 minutes.
- Add tortellini and return to a boil then simmer until tortellini is cooked, about 8-10 minutes.
- Add the cream and Parmesan and stir to combine.
- Add spinach and let wilt.
- Garnish with basil and serve