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Vegetable Tortellini Soup

26 October 2022 | Last Updated: 11 July 2024 By Aleksandra

This delicious vegetable tortellini soup is packed with vegetables and cheesy tortellini. It’s quick to make, light, healthy, and comforting. It’s so hard to eat just one bowl!

You may also like this similar creamy tomato tortellini soup.

Vegetable tortellini soup in a bowl.

Ingredients

  • Aromatics: onion, carrots, celery, garlic, Italian herbs (you can also use Herbes de Provence or a mix of dried basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary).
  • Vegetables: you can use any vegetables you have on hand, I like it most with zucchini and green beans. Other vegetables you could add are: broccoli, spinach, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, asparagus, potatoes, fennel, cauliflower. Make sure to adjust the cooking time for each vegetable, some may need longer and some shorter.
  • Broth: you can use vegetable or chicken broth.
  • Crushed tomatoes – you can use fresh, chopped tomatoes in summer when they are in season. If using canned tomatoes make sure they are of good quality, meaning: just taste good and sweet on their own (I like the Mutti brand).
  • Tortellini – I used cheese tortellini but every other kind like spinach ricotta or prosciutto would also work.
Labeled ingredients needed to prepare vegetable tortellini soup.

How to make vegetable tortellini soup step by step

Chopped vegetables on a chopping board.

STEP 1: Prepare all the vegetables: dice the onion, finely chop garlic, cut the carrots, celery, and zucchini into 1/2-inch (1 cm) cubes, trim the ends of the green beans then into 2-3 parts.

Sauteed onion, carrots, and celery in a pot. Broth is being added to the soup in a pot.

STEP 2: Sautee the aromatics: Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery. Cook for a couple of minutes until slightly soft. Add the garlic and herbs, cook for 1 minute, stirring.

STEP 3: Add crushed tomatoes and broth. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

Green beans and zucchini in the pot. Vegetable soup with tortellini in a pot.

STEP 4: Add the zucchini and green beans, bring to a boil, simmer for 8 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.

STEP 4: Cook the tortellini according to the manufacturer’s instructions. I used fresh tortellini and needed to simmer them only for 2 minutes. If your tortellini need more cooking time, add them earlier.

Season the soup with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley and grated Parmesan.

Enjoy!

Vegetable tortellini soup in a white pot and on a ladle.

Storage

This soup reheats very well, but the tortellini left in the soup will become very soft and not al dente like freshly cooked.

You can also freeze it for up to 3 months. Don’t freeze it if you’ve used frozen tortellini.

A close up photo of vegetable tortellini soup in a bowl.

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Vegetable Tortellini Soup

This delicious vegetable tortellini soup is packed with vegetables and cheesy tortellini. It's quick to make, light, healthy, and comforting. It's so hard to eat just one bowl!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 552kcal
Author Aleksandra

Ingredients

for the soup:

  • 2 tablespoons frying oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 large carrots
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 teaspoons Italian or French herbs
  • 1 (14 oz/400ml) can crushed tomatoes
  • 5 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 medium zucchini
  • big handful green beans 150g
  • 1 lb (450g) fresh cheese tortellini
  • salt and pepper

to serve:

  • grated Parmesan
  • chopped parsley
  • crunchy baguette with butter

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Instructions

  • Prepare all the vegetables: dice the onion, finely chop garlic, cut the carrots, celery, and zucchini into 1/2-inch (1 cm) cubes, trim the ends of the green beans then into 2-3 parts.
  • Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery. Cook for a couple of minutes until slightly soft. Add the garlic and herbs, cook for 1 minute, stirring.
  • Add crushed tomatoes and broth. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add the zucchini and green beans, bring to a boil, simmer for 8 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
  • Cook the tortellini according to the manufacturer’s instructions. I used fresh tortellini and needed to simmer them only for 2 minutes. If your tortellini need more cooking time, add them earlier.
  • Season the soup with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley and grated Parmesan. It's also great with buttered crunchy baguette on the side.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • You can freely modify the ingredients and add other vegetables you have on hand. Other tortellini flavors like spinach ricotta or prosciutto would also work well.
  • This soup reheats very well, but the tortellini left in the soup will become very soft and not al dente like freshly cooked.
  • You can also freeze it for up to 3 months. Don’t freeze it if you’ve used frozen tortellini.
  • Calories = 1 serving (1/4 of the recipe). This is only an estimate!
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American
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2 Comments

  • Reply
    Beronica
    8 February 2021 at 15:48

    How many WW points?

    • Reply
      Aleksandra
      8 February 2021 at 17:28

      I’m sorry but I’m not familiar with this system!

    5 from 1 vote (1 rating without comment)

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