February 4th is National Homemade Soup Day. However, being the Monday after Super Bowl Sunday I am looking for more of a 30 minute on pot meal... Aha, Tortellini Soup with chopped tomatoes, fresh spinach and sliced mushrooms. Served up with a nice crusty bread and a salad is perfect for this sunny and cold winter's day.
Just recently we started selling the Mama's Homestyle Meat Tortellini from Venda Ravioli on Federal Hill in Providence. We had had the tri-color for a few years, which have been a great seller, bot are equally as good and sometime I combine a little of each mixing both together.
So here is the recipe for the Tortellini Soup with Spinach and Tomatoes!
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 cloves garlic, minced
16 ounces chicken broth (or vegetable broth if for a veggie version)
16 ounces of water
16 ounces frozen Venda Tortellini (meat, tri color, or both)
16 ounces canned, diced tomatoes, with the juice
2 cups of sliced mushrooms
10 ounces spinach, washed and stemmed and chopped
10 basil leaves, coarsely chopped
Grated Atwell's Gold Cheese for topping (or Parmesan Cheese)
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 cloves garlic, minced
16 ounces chicken broth (or vegetable broth if for a veggie version)
16 ounces of water
16 ounces frozen Venda Tortellini (meat, tri color, or both)
16 ounces canned, diced tomatoes, with the juice
2 cups of sliced mushrooms
10 ounces spinach, washed and stemmed and chopped
10 basil leaves, coarsely chopped
Grated Atwell's Gold Cheese for topping (or Parmesan Cheese)
In a large pot (I used my Dutch oven), sautée garlic in oil and butter for about two minutes on medium-low heat. Add the mushrooms and cook until for 4 to 5 minutes or until they have sweat out the bulk of their moisture
Add broth and water to the pot and bring to a boil. Add frozen tortellini and cook for half the directed cooking time written on the package. (Around 5 minutes.)
Add tomatoes and juice, reduce heat to simmer for a few more minutes. Stir in spinach and basil, and simmer for another minute. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with grated cheese.
** If you want to make the soup a bit more hearty feel free to add some zucchini squash, white cannelloni beans, diced sweet potatoes, artichoke heart, roast chicken or italian sausage.
There is no better brand or canned tomatoes. They are worth the few extra nickels. Of course homemade is best but, the goal of this meal is thirty minutes or less.
