Tortellini soup with spinach is a quick, simple, healthy dinner idea that the whole family will love and it is done in about 30 minutes!
Quick and Easy Tortellini Soup with Spinach
I put a picture of this Quick and Easy Tortellini Soup with Spinach on my Instagram feed the night that I made it and the crowds cheered! I thought I better post the recipe sooner rather than later so that you all could get right to making it! This soup is really simple, comes together in under 30 minutes, and is the perfect match for my Super Simple No-Knead Bread recipe. Have you tried that bread yet? It’s amazing.
My kids liked this soup because it’s full of cheese tortellini, and I loved that they ate it because it’s full of vegetables. The leftovers were even more delicious the next day, when everything had time to marry and blend.
What tomato products are best to use in tortellini soup?
You have a lot of options when it comes to what tomato products you use. I used 2 quarts of home-canned whole tomatoes in their own juice. I have made this before using 2 cans of diced tomatoes and tomato juice, and I have also made it using whole tomatoes in their own juice and I just diced the tomatoes before adding them. Crushed tomatoes on their own or combined with diced are also a good option. You want about 8 cups of tomato product total. I don’t recommend using tomato sauce though, because you’ll feel like you are literally eating pasta sauce with a spoon. You’ll want the consistency of the finished dish to be thin and soupy. If your soup is thicker than you like, add more chicken broth and adjust your seasonings.
What would you serve with tortellini soup?
Crusty no-knead bread is SO great with this recipe. A simple side salad would complete the meal as well!
How long does it take to cook the spinach?
Cook spinach until it is wilted, usually 4-5 minutes.
How to freeze tortellini soup?
You can freeze the soup with or without the tortellini in it. Simply put in a freezer safe container and freeze up to 3 months.
Quick and Easy Tortellini Soup with Spinach
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4-6 1x
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Tortellini soup with spinach is a quick, simple, healthy dinner idea that the whole family will love and it is done in about 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 cups tomato products (see notes)
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 package frozen or fresh cheese tortellini (about 19 ounces)
- 3–6 cups fresh baby spinach
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large stock pot or dutch oven, cook the onion in the olive oil, over medium high heat, until the onion is soft, about 6 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add your tomato products (see notes), broth, spices, and sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Add your tortellini and spinach and cook until the tortellini is cooked through and the spinach is wilted, about 5 minutes.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot right away.
Notes
- You have a lot of options when it comes to what tomato products you use. I used 2 quarts of home-canned whole tomatoes in their own juice. I have made this before using 2 cans of diced tomatoes and tomato juice, and I have also made it using whole tomatoes in their own juice, and I just diced the tomatoes before adding them. Crushed tomatoes on their own or combined with diced are also a good option. You want about 8 cups of tomato product total. I don’t recommend using tomato sauce, though, because you’ll feel like you are literally eating pasta sauce with a spoon. You’ll want the consistency of the finished dish to be thin and soupy. If your soup is thicker than you like, add more chicken broth and adjust your seasonings.
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stove-top
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 416
- Sugar: 17.1g
- Sodium: 1508mg
- Fat: 12.4g
- Carbohydrates: 63.6g
- Protein: 16.6g
- Cholesterol: 38.8mg
Keywords: Dinner, Soup, Pasta, Spinach, 30 minute meal
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I hope you enjoy this Tortellini soup with spinach is a quick, simple, healthy dinner idea that the whole family will love and it is done in about 30 minutes!
If you need more healthy family-friendly dinner ideas, you’ll love my e-book Real Food for Real Families. Learn more about it here.
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This looks like a winner! I bet I could even get my child to eat this! He loves those little cheese tortellini. He will even eat the spinach tortellini. Defiantly pinning this one!
this looks delish!!!!