Tortellini Soup
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Category
Soup
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Cusine
Italian
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How to make?
Ingredients
2 lb Roma tomatoes*
1 1/2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 yellow onion finely chopped
6 cloves garlic
10 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups water
1 pkg. refrigerated three cheese tortellini
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp granulated sugar
6 - 9 oz fresh spinach
3 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
3/4 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions
Heat a pot of water to a boil and fill a medium mixing bowl with ice water. Once water in pot boils, carefully drop tomatoes into water and boil until easy to peel, about 4 minutes . Remove from boiling water, let cool on a cutting board then peel seed and dice into bite size pieces, set aside. In a pot, heat olive oil over medium heat, add onion and saute until tender, about 5 - 6 minutes. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer. Pour in chicken broth and sugar, season with salt and pepper to taste, then bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once it reaches a boil, add tortellini, season with salt and pepper to tastes and boil 7 minutes . Stir in tomatoes, spinach and basil and cook until heated through and spinach wilts, about 30 seconds. Serve warm topped with Parmesan cheese.
