Tortellini Soup

"This really is a great base recipe for a tasty soup. I did however, read some of the comments on how bland it could be so I opted to sautee some diced onion (about 1/2 of a small one) and 2 cloves of..." See more garlic in olive oil before adding two boxes of vegetable broth and a chicken bouillion cube. I brought this to a slow boil and added the Italian style diced tomatoes and a couple of pinches each of dried oregano, thyme, parsley and a little red pepper flake for some heat. One this came back to a boil, I added about 6oz of fresh spinach to the broth (I didn't want to cook away the nutrients into water I'd be throwing out) and a few minutes later added some chicken and proscuitto tortellini. Just a little kosher salt and some fresh ground pepper, simmered it for about 10 minutes and then served it up with parmesean cheese and some parmesean toast. Absolutely wonderful! Thank you!"

"This was delicious. Neither my boyfriend, brother or I eat tomatoes, so we pulverized it in a hand blender, then added it to the broth. I also added a little cornstarch for body, which worked out ni..." See morecely. I added the grated parmesan to the soup while cooking, then covered with shredded parmesan while eating. Cannot wait to make this again!!!!!"

"This soup is VERY delicious and absolutely beautiful. I added a handful of chopped baby carrots when boiling the spinach and tortellini. It was very colorful! This is probably the most delicious so..." See moreup I've ever had!!"