Tortellini vegetable soup
- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 35 mins to cook
- 279 calories/serving
- Healthy
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 celery stick, finely chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 carrots, very finely diced
- 1 red pepper, roughly chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
- 30g basil, roughly chopped
- 300g spinach and ricotta tortelloni
- 130g baby spinach
- 4 tbsp low-fat crème fraîche
- Italian hard cheese or Parmesan, grated to serve
Directions
- In a big deep saucepan, heat the oil and add the red pepper.
- Fry for 5 minutes over high heat to soften, then remove and put aside.
- In the same pan, add the onion, carrots, and celery.
- Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened.
- Cook for 2 minutes after adding the garlic.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the diced tomatoes and 400ml water.
- Season to taste and cook for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and blitz until smooth with a hand blender.
- Combine the crème fraîche, tortelloni, spinach, cooked red pepper, and most of the basil leaves in a mixing bowl.
- Bring the soup to a low boil, then reduce to low heat and cook for 5 minutes, or until the pasta is done, and the spinach has wilted.
- Season the soup to taste, then top with the remaining basil and cheese.