Spinach Tortellini Soup – This tortellini soup is chock full of veggies and flavor. Perfect weeknight meal. Pair up with bread for a healthy lunch or dinner.
Recently we were give some Barilla tortellini. I had never purchased dried tortellini before so I was a little hesitant about what it would taste like. Before preparing the pasta the one day I decided to do a little research for myself about the different types of tortellini.
They are 3 varieties available and like many things in the grocery store it can be confusing on what to purchase. There is dry, refrigerated and frozen. Now, just from the sound of the 3 I thought the dry would be the least flavorful. I mean it’s dried out for pete’s sake. Surely the refrigerated would be best.
Then I came across this link from Cook’s Country that rated Barilla the best tortellini. I’m impressed the dry won out over the refrigerated and frozen. That’s almost too hard to believe. But that’s fine by me. And we got several bags for free!
Besides just cooking it up I wanted to do something a little different with it. And since everyone knows we are the huge soup fans, soup it was.
Hubby texted me that day asked what was for dinner. I texted back ‘spinach tomato tortellini soup’. He didn’t text back but later told me he was not impressed with the sounds of that soup.
Well, it’s just like me to blow his mind. He loved it. And so did the rest of us.
New soup on the rotating menu for this family. Hope you feel the same way about this delicious bowl.
I’m thinking of challenging myself to a different soup every week til the end of the year. Think I could do it? There really are so many varieties out there. So it’s an attainable goal I would think.
Who knows how many more soups are out there in this great world that we would enjoy. There’s all sorts of ethnic soups that we haven’t even touched yet. Some we many like. Others not so much.
I’ll let you know as the year progresses if we are on target or not. 🙂 Have a great day!
Til we meet and eat again,
Melanie
Spinach Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 can 14 oz diced tomatoes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 10 oz package dried tortellini
- 4 cups packed fresh spinach
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- In a small stock pot or dutch oven heat oil over medium heat. Add diced onion and cook until softened and translucent. Add minced garlic and cook for a minute more.
- Add chicken broth, tomatoes, seasoning.Give it a stir. Bring to a boil over high or medium-high heat. Add tortellini. Cook for about 10 minutes. Stir in fresh spinach. Cook until spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve and enjoy.
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I love tortellini soups! This sounds wonderful!
Thanks Jessica! It certainly was. I might be making this once a week forever. 🙂
I’ve never had dried tortellini. Only the refrigerated kind. Happy to hear you think it’s better, can’t wait to give it a try. Tortellini soups are the best. Love how many veggies you put in yours. And can totally relate to your husbands “Womp Womp…” reaction to what was for dinner. Men are so funny!
What a great idea Melanie, love this hearty and nutritious soup. Can’t wait to give it a try! Pinned!
I wouldn’t have thought the dried would have won out over the fresh and frozen either! My daughter LOVES tortellini so she would love this soup, and I love it because of the spinach, tomatoes, and garlic you snuck in!
What a great idea for a challenge – a soup a week sounds fantastic! I cannot wait to see what you come up with!
I actually bought some barilla tortellini because I saw that Cook’s Country article! I can’t wait to try this soup – it looks incredible!!
yum Mel! this reminds me of my orecchiette soup from last week – simple, inviting, and delicious!
Tortellini and ravioli are my pasta weakness! Love this soup!
This is one of my favorite quick and easy weeknight meals. I love making this soup with plenty of spinach 🙂
And to think, I was just thinking about tortellini soup yesterday! Perfect timing.
I’ve never had tortellini soup…only tortellini covered in cheese! Which is good…but this is healthier! Love it!
I have purchased this kind of tortellini and I agree- it’s fabulous! I thought it sounded strange at first too but it really is wonderful. This soup sounds delicious and your photos are so beautiful. Looking forward to seeing more soup recipes from Carmel Moments! I am a big fan of “ethnic” flavors- I made a Senegalese peanut soup a few months back and it was TDF!
I love tortellini, so it’s safe to say I’d be a huge fan of this soup. So glad you’re husband liked the soup. We’ve had those moments in our house, too. 🙂
This looks so good, I love tortellini. One soup a week sounds like a fun goal, though you may get tired of it in the dog days of summer (though… I know there are some cold soups out there). Then again, I think I’d like to make THIS recipe in the summer, using fresh home-grown spinach and tomatoes! 🙂
This soup looks so delicious! I love spinach and soup…adding in the tortellini makes it great. Thanks for sharing!