Italian Tortellini Soup Recipe

This soup with it's delicious combination of onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, tortellini and more is great served as either an entree or a sidedish.

• Meal Type: Soup
• Ethnicity: Italian
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 30-45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp. dried thyme, crushed or 1 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme
• 1 carton (32 oz.) Chicken broth
• 2 medium zucchini, sliced
• 4 Italian plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups frozen cheese-filled tortellini
• 1 can (15 oz.) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• Grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions

1. Place onion, carrots, celery, garlic, thyme and 2 cups broth in saucepot. Heat to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat 10 minutes or until onion is tender.
2. Add remaining broth, zucchini. tomatoes, tortellini and beans. Heat to a boil, cover.
3. Cook 15 minutes or until tortellini is done. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.
4. Serves 6