Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Spinach & Tomato Tortellini Soup

Soup for a Fall Day



What you need:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup minced onion (about 1/2 small onion)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 4 to 6 cups broth, chicken or vegetable
• 1 (14-ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed through your fingers or coarsely chopped
• 1 (9-ounce) package fresh tortellini or 4 servings dried tortellini
• Coarse grained salt and cracked black pepper
• ½ Rotisserie chicken breast meat diced
• 10 ounces fresh or frozen spinach, defrosted and chopped
• 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan, very loosely packed

Cook onion and garlic in olive oil for 5-7 minutes. Add chicken broth and tomatoes. Once boiling add tortellini, salt, pepper and chicken meat. Boil for 5 minutes then add spinach.

Add parmesan to individual bowls before serving.

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