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–+ servings

Tortellini in Brodo

Rebecca Lindamood
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 3 to 4 quart soup pot
  • 1 Long Handled Spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 4 cloves garlic peeled but whole
  • 1/8 teaspoon -1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 strip lemon zest about 1-inch wide and as long as you can make it.
  • 6 cups chicken stock or chicken broth
  • 9 oz chicken or sausage tortellini
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt or more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or more to taste
  • 4 cups baby spinach optional but tasty
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese optional, but tasty

Instructions
 

  • Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil into the bottom of a soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in the whole garlic cloves and crushed red pepper flakes.
  • Cook for about 1 minute, or until the garlic is very fragrant and starting to toast and brown a little. Use tongs to remove the garlic. You can discard the garlic or slice it thinly to use as garnish.
  • Add the chicken stock or broth and strip of lemon zest to the pan and raise heat to medium high, bringing it to a simmer. Stir in the tortellini and simmer according to the package instructions.
    Adjust heat if necessary to keep it at a gentle boil or simmer rather than full rolling boil.
  • Remove the pan from the heat. If you're using baby spinach, place a handful in each of the bottom of your serving bowls.
  • Remove the lemon zest then divide the soup between the serving bowls and garnish with a drizzle of the remaining olive oil and , if using, thegrated Parmesan cheese.

Notes

This soup is best eaten freshly made because tortellini will soak up broth and become bloated and disintegrate if it sits too long. If you have leftovers you'd like to store, strain the tortellini, toss it with a little olive oil, and refrigerate separately from the broth. To reheat the leftover soup, reheat the broth, then add in the tortellini and reheat briefly in the broth before serving again.

Nutrition

Calories: 429kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 22gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 1508mgPotassium: 574mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 2898IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 194mgIron: 3mg

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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