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Pesto Tortellini and Spinach Soup
Course
Lunch
Cuisine
Italian
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
Author
Pam - For the Love of Cooking
Equipment
Large Dutch oven
Ingredients
8
cups
homemade chicken broth
or vegetable broth for a vegetarian version
1-2
tsp
chicken bullion granules
to taste
½
tsp
dried basil
Pinch
of crushed red pepper flakes
to taste
1
package of fresh tortellini
whatever flavor you like - we used pesto
1
cup
fresh spinach
chopped
Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper
to taste
Instructions
Pour chicken broth into a large Dutch oven.
Add bullion, dried basil, and crushed red pepper flakes, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Add tortellini and cook per instructions.
Add spinach right before the tortellini is finished cooking.
Taste and season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste.
Serve immediately and enjoy.