Italian chicken Tortellini Soup

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  • Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
1.5 Tbsp Olive oil1 Medium Raw Fresh Sweet Onion2 tsp Garlic, mincedBlack pepper to taste16.5 cup Swanson Chicken Broth 99% Fat Free2 cups Water.5 cup Celery, diced.5 cup Carrots, grated.5 cup Mushrooms, chopped.3 cup Peppers, sweet, red, chopped 1 Tbsp. Herbes De Provence1 tsp. Garlic powder.6 Spinach, frozen, package (10 oz) 1 Chicken Breast, bone and skin removed, cooked, pulled apart 1.5 cup Barilla Three Cheese Tortellini, 1.5 cup.5 Tbsp Olive oil.25 cup Scallions8 Tbsp Parmigiano Reggiano
Directions
In a 1 quart sauce add first 3 ingredients over a medium heat and saute untill oinions and garlic starting to brown. Do not over cook. Add to large 6 quart soup pot. Add water to sauce pan where oinions and garlic were cooked, bring to boil and cook tortellini according to package instrucktions. Drain and toss with .5 Tbsp olive oil.

To soup pot add next 9 ingredients, bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes. You can prepare all of the ingredients (Onions, garlic, celery, carrots, mushrooms, red pepper, herbs, spinach, and chicken) put in a baggie in the frig. ahead of time to cut down on time if serving guest.

Add cooked chicked (I used the breast from a roasted suppermarket chicken) and frozen spinach. Cook 3 minutes more. add tortellini at last minute. Serve with scallions and Parmigiano Reggiano as a garnish.

Makes 24 2-cup servings.

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KOI239.

Servings Per Recipe: 24
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 63.0
  • Total Fat: 2.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 12.9 mg
  • Sodium: 718.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 5.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
  • Protein: 4.1 g

Member Reviews
  • LILYCHLOE90
    i'm italian and i've never heard about something like this..but i tried it anyway but i think that this recipe may need some adjustments..maybe i'll post something in the next few days.. - 2/8/10

    Reply from KOI239 (2/8/10)
    Thanks fpr your comments.