The Easiest & Best Tortellini & Spinach Soup Recipe

Course: Entree, Soup

Cuisine: Italian American

Keyword: tortellini spinach soup

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 20

Servings: servings

Calories: 302kcal

Author: -adapted from the cookbook Not Your Mothers Weeknight Cooking

The easiest and most flavorful soup recipe I know! Tortellini Spinach Soup.

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Ingredients

2 TBS olive oil
6 cloves of garlic chopped
32 ounces of chicken broth
A few dashes of red pepper flakes if you like heat
1 14 or 20 oz package of fresh cheese tortellini
28 ounce can crushed tomatoes fire roasted if you can find them
12 ounces fresh baby spinach leaves...depending on your taste

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat.
Add in the garlic and saute for no more than 45 seconds (do not brown).
Add in the chicken broth and red pepper flakes.
Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil.
Add in the tortellini and cook for half the cooking time on the package.
Add in the tomatoes, reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking until the tortellini is tender.
Stir in the spinach and cook until it wilts (about a minute).
Season if necessary with salt and pepper and serve.
The flavors of this soup are good immediately - something I don't usually find with soup - normally I like to let it sit a bit. The soup was just as good the following day!

Notes

Colleen's Notes: If you let your soup cook longer or sit for it bit before enjoying it OR load it up with tortellini it may suck up more of the broth than you like. if that happens just add a bit more chicken stock (or if you want to go heavy on the tortellini, increase everything by 50%.

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