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Comforting plus filling Minestrone Soup with Tortellini is a total comfort food that you will love to have.


This tortellini minestrone soup recipe is not only having vegetables,beans,spinach,parmesan,tomato plus cheese tortellini which when cooked becomes totally melt in mouth and so yummy.


If you love the Olive Garden famous Minestrone soup then this vegetarian tortellini soup will take that soup to next level and make it so delicious plus satisfying.

Minestrone Soup With Tortellini

You can customize this minestrone soup as per personal preference and add ingredients as per choice.


Make this soup with chicken,with chicken filled tortellini,add veggies of your choice and make it even more satisfying.

Minestrone Soup Ingredients:

• Cheese Tortellini : Here I have used homemade cheese tortellini. You can get packaged cheese tortellini. I have shared step-wise pictures of how I have made the cheese tortellini just for an idea for you all.

• Vegetables: Vegetables used in this recipe are onion,celery,carrot,tomato paste + crushed tomatoes,spinach,basil. You can add any vegetables of your choice,More details on vegetable choices are shared below.

• Stock

• Parmesan

• Red Kidney Beans : Use cooked ,soaked tin of beans or soak them overnight and pressure cook them next day prior to cooking.

• Spices: Here the spices that have been used are basil,parsley,oregano,thyme,cayenne pepper,black pepper powder,salt,sugar and bouillon.

How To Make Cheese Tortellini:

Here I am sharing a rough idea of how to make cheese tortellini at home.


You can always get a store bought package of tortellini but you can try your hands on making this pasta at home then give this a try.



Step1:  Make soft dough with 1 cup flour,little salt,an egg. In a mixing bowl add the flour and salt,mix them, add egg and mix well.

Next add water in batches to make soft smooth dough.



Step2:  Roll out the dough very thin or you can use pasta roller machine.

With a cookie cutter cut out circles as shown in picture 1 and place the filling of your choice as shown in picture 2.



Step3:  Apply some water to the edge of each circle and fold the circle and fold as shown in picture 3,4 and 5.


You can freeze the tortellini till you need to use them in cooking.

How To Make Tortellini Minestrone Soup:

Step1:  In a stock pot / Soup Pot add oil and add chopped onion and garlic minced. Saute till soft as shown in picture 7.



Step2:  Add the vegetables like carrots and celery,saute further for a few minutes as shown in picture 8.



Step3:   Drain the beans and add them to the pot as shown in picture 9.



Step4:   Add the crushed tomatoes and tomato paste,basil chopped,stock,bouillon and spices mentioned as shown in picture 10 and let it cook on medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes as shown in picture 11.



Step5:   Add spinach,tortellini and grated parmesan as shown in picture 12 ,13 and 14.



Step6:   Let it simmer for another 5 mins till it thickens. If the soup is very thick for your liking then add little more stock.

FAQ'S

Q. What vegetables go into minestrone soup?

Here the soup has carrots,celery and spinach but you can also add zucchini,sweet potato,potato,leeks.

Q. Can you freeze minestrone soup?

Yes! Just pour the soup in a freezer safe bowl  and freeze it.When you need to have the soup then thaw it in the refrigerator section then heat it on a stove top or in microwave.

This soup should stay good for 3 days.

Q. What is minestrone?

Minestrone is a thick soup of Italian origin made with vegetables, often with the addition of pasta or rice, sometimes both. Common ingredients include beans, onions, celery, carrots, stock, and tomatoes.

More details about this Minestrone.

Q. What goes with minestrone soup? / What should I serve with tortellini minestrone soup?

You can serve following with Minestrone soup with tortellini:

• Bread (to dip and eat with soup)

• Cheese Garlic Bread

• Salad of your choice(Grilled Peach Salad,Kale Apple Salad)

Tip's to make the best minestrone soup with tortellini:

• If you are using the canned cooked red kidney beans then make sure you drain them well as they are  stored in salty water.

• If you are cooking beans at home instead of tin one's then soak them overnight in water and next morning pressure cook them till they are cooked well and soft.

• Add more spices as per your taste preference.

• If you cook the soup for longer then the soup will thicken then adjust the thickness by adding more stock.

• If you are making cheese tortellini at home then freeze them till you use them by thawing them in the refrigerator section first.

• Use choice of meat in the soup if you want.

Tools / Ingredients Can Be Used In Making Minestrone Soup With Cheese Tortellini:

Cook time: 00:25:00 mins.
Total time: 30 mins.
Tags: cheese tortellini minestrone soup,minestrone soup,tortellini soup,vegetarian


Recipe Notes:

• If you are using the canned cooked red kidney beans then make sure you drain them well as they are  stored in salty water.

• If you are cooking beans at home instead of tin one's then soak them overnight in water and next morning pressure cook them till they are cooked well and soft.

• Add more spices as per your taste preference.

• If you cook the soup for longer then the soup will thicken then adjust the thickness by adding more stock.

• If you are making cheese tortellini at home then freeze them till you use them by thawing them in the refrigerator section first.

• Use choice of meat in the soup if you want.

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