This is my new favorite...thank you Quinn for the inspiration!
I've had this for lunch the past two days and I think I could seriously eat it everyday. I love it! It's one of those dishes you just feel good eating and Bradley loves it too. In the days of living with Stacy and Quinn, before Bradley and I tied the knot...I would eat tortellini or some type of pasta almost every night. It's super easy to cook for one person and I never got tired of it. Well, with Bradley in the picture I've learned that men NEED meat and variation, so I've had to compromise on a few things and spice up some old recipes! Quinn made this soup a few weeks ago and I thought with all the tomatoes in it Bradley may actually eat this (he's all american, so I have to be careful)!
Ingredients:
frozen tortellini (19 oz)
frozen chopped spinach (10 oz)
can of diced tomatoes (28 oz)--like I said earlier, Bradley LOVES tomatoes
can of chicken broth (or chicken stock if you prefer)
shredded carrots (approximately 5 oz)
salt & pepper of course & sometimes I add a pinch of minced garlic
You can tweek the amounts of each ingredient depending on what you like or use fresh tomatoes and spinach. This is one of those things you can throw together in about 20 minutes...which sounds fabulous to me! First, pour chicken broth, tomatoes, and spinach (I normally thaw this out a bit before) in a large pot. Cook on medium high heat for about 10 or so minutes (come to a slow boil). I normally throw in the carrots about half way through. Cook the tortellini separately. Start the water boiling for the tortellini before you start cooking the other ingredients. After water boils, the tortellini will only take about 2 minutes to cook. Then drain the tortellini and put it in with the other ingedients. Stir it all together and let simmer for about 5 more minutes (stirring occasionally). Then you have a nice big pot of wonderful! Yields approximately 6 servings....hard to tell Bradley eats a lot.
I've had this for lunch the past two days and I think I could seriously eat it everyday. I love it! It's one of those dishes you just feel good eating and Bradley loves it too. In the days of living with Stacy and Quinn, before Bradley and I tied the knot...I would eat tortellini or some type of pasta almost every night. It's super easy to cook for one person and I never got tired of it. Well, with Bradley in the picture I've learned that men NEED meat and variation, so I've had to compromise on a few things and spice up some old recipes! Quinn made this soup a few weeks ago and I thought with all the tomatoes in it Bradley may actually eat this (he's all american, so I have to be careful)!
Ingredients:
frozen tortellini (19 oz)
frozen chopped spinach (10 oz)
can of diced tomatoes (28 oz)--like I said earlier, Bradley LOVES tomatoes
can of chicken broth (or chicken stock if you prefer)
shredded carrots (approximately 5 oz)
salt & pepper of course & sometimes I add a pinch of minced garlic
You can tweek the amounts of each ingredient depending on what you like or use fresh tomatoes and spinach. This is one of those things you can throw together in about 20 minutes...which sounds fabulous to me! First, pour chicken broth, tomatoes, and spinach (I normally thaw this out a bit before) in a large pot. Cook on medium high heat for about 10 or so minutes (come to a slow boil). I normally throw in the carrots about half way through. Cook the tortellini separately. Start the water boiling for the tortellini before you start cooking the other ingredients. After water boils, the tortellini will only take about 2 minutes to cook. Then drain the tortellini and put it in with the other ingedients. Stir it all together and let simmer for about 5 more minutes (stirring occasionally). Then you have a nice big pot of wonderful! Yields approximately 6 servings....hard to tell Bradley eats a lot.
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