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    Published: Sep 29, 2019 · Modified: Jan 9, 2021 by Trish · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

    Easy Tortellini and White Bean Soup

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    Cheese tortellini, navy beans, kale and tomatoes makes a simple and full flavour mid-week soup
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time20 minutes mins
    Servings: 6 people
    Calories: 354kcal
    Vegetarian
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    This easy tortellini soup is hearty, filling and full of flavour. A quick weeknight meal. Beans and kale add protein and nutrition.

    totellini soup with beans and kale in a white bowl with a striped napkin

    Tortellini soup may be the only acceptable use for store-bought tortellini. 

    Store-bought Tortellini is not just for pasta

    I confess that I used to buy a package of stuffed pasta almost weekly. I’d switch it up between ravioli and tortellini, spinach filled or just cheese.  I believed my family thought this was interesting. I believed they appreciated my limited efforts. I believed this was a reasonable solution to those crazy weeknights when I couldn’t be bothered to think of something better to make.

    But then, over time,  the leftovers never seemed to disappear.  The kids didn’t finish what was on their plates. My husband would come home late and make himself something else to eat.  Everyone refused the leftovers for lunch. I was in a rut.

    Me a food rut? How did that happen?

    So I said “No More!”  No more packaged tortellini tossed with a bland jar of pasta sauce. No. We can do better than this. Dinner should be interesting and creative. Not boring and not left behind.  I stopped buying stuffed pasta. Just like that. No more.

    Then I discovered this!

    tortellini and bean soup with kale on a wooden background with a striped napkin
    tortellini soup to the rescue

    Tortellini Soup!

    Tricks and Tips for dinner fast

    So you need to know a few things, a few tips and tricks I have learned that help get dinner on the table quickly. Short cuts I guess we can call them.

    1. Use a flavourful canned diced tomato – in this case, I used “Crack Black Pepper and Roasted Garlic” diced tomatoes plus a large can of no salt added diced tomatoes. No need for onions or garlic. It's all in the tomatoes! Use your favourite flavoured or diced tomato variety. Not having to chop onions and garlic can be a huge timesaver.
    2. While the liquid cooks and comes to a boil with the veggies, cook the tortellini in a separate pot. Talk about multi-tasking. This also keeps the soup from getting too thick from the pasta starch. I know, that means you will have to wash both pots, but trust me it's faster this way.

    More 30-minute vegetarian pasta dinner recipes

    We can all use a few recipes that we keep in our back pocket to help us get through busy weeknights. Along with this quick tortellini soup, here are a few more favourtie recipes I keep handy for crazy nigh:

    creamy tomato gnocchi soup made with San Marzano tomatoes
    Creamy Gnocchi Soup
    Chickpea & Olive Pasta {V}
    green pasta made with green peas and spinach, in a white bowl with lemon wedge and feta cheese
    Green Pea Pasta w/Feta

    Your game plan for a quick dinner

    Cook the pasta in a separate pot

    In a soup pot dump everything else in, bring to a boil. Then just turn it off the heat. The kale will wilt during the quick boil. When the pasta is done, just stir into the soup. 

    Dinner done!

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    4.50 from 2 votes

    Easy Tortellini and White Bean Soup with Kale

    Cheese tortellini, navy beans, kale and tomatoes makes a simple and full flavour mid-week soup
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time20 minutes mins
    Servings: 6 people
    Calories: 354kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 teaspoon of olive oil
    • 4 ribs celery thinly sliced
    • 14 oz can of flavoured diced tomatoes – Cracked Black Pepper and Roasted Garlic
    • 28 oz can of no salt added diced tomatoes
    • 1 19 oz can of navy beans or other white beans rinsed and drained
    • 1 litre box of vegetable both or 4 cups of water
    • 2 cups water
    • 5 cups sliced kale or other greens – escarole or spinach
    • 1 350g package of cheese tortellini
    • parmesan cheese as desired optional

    Instructions

    • Cook tortellini according to package directions.
    • Meanwhile, in a large pot over medium heat, sauté celery in olive oil until just slightly tender about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, broth, beans,water and greens (unless using spinach – if using spinach add at the very end with the pasta, and then just stir until it wilts).  Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
    • Drain pasta and stir into soup. Serve.

    Notes

    Use a flavourful canned diced tomato – in this case, I used “Crack Black Pepper and Roasted Garlic” diced tomatoes plus a large can of no salt added diced tomatoes. No need for onions or garlic. It's all in the tomatoes! Use your favourite flavoured or diced tomato variety.
    While the liquid cooks and comes to a boil with the veggies, cook the tortellini in a separate pot. Talk about multi-tasking. This also keeps the soup from getting too thick from the pasta starch.
    Calories: 354kcal (18%) Carbohydrates: 57g (19%) Protein: 20g (40%) Fat: 7g (11%) Saturated Fat: 2g (13%) Cholesterol: 22mg (7%) Sodium: 799mg (35%) Potassium: 788mg (23%) Fiber: 9g (38%) Sugar: 7g (8%) Vitamin A: 6009IU (120%) Vitamin C: 81mg (98%) Calcium: 272mg (27%) Iron: 6mg (33%)
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    1. thekalechronicles says

      April 20, 2012 at 1:53 am

      We like to eat tortellini in chicken broth for an emergency meal. The broth is homemade (we keep it in the freezer). The tortellini is frozen.

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    2. Maureen (@OrgasmicChef) says

      April 20, 2012 at 3:25 am

      Oh this looks SO good! I made the transition to nearly all food homemade a couple of years ago. I haven't looked back. I now make most of our cheese, sauces and chutneys and I'm having a ball.

      Reply
    3. Soni says

      April 20, 2012 at 11:28 am

      My family also loves Tortellini and its one of my daughter's favorite school lunches!!I love the idea of a soup, lots of flavors from the veggies!Will be trying this very soon 🙂

      Reply
    4. An Unrefined Vegan says

      April 20, 2012 at 2:53 pm

      Tortellini in soup was one of my "go to" lunches back in the day. Delicious - and you're right, I think - the only way to eat the store-bought kind. It gets me to thinking about a vegan version of tortellinis, but then...that sure seems like a lot of work ;-)!

      Reply
    5. Crystal @ A Lovin' Forkful says

      May 07, 2012 at 9:50 am

      This looks really delicious. Packaged filled pastas are one of those things that you really want them to be better than they actually are. This does look very flavorful.

      Reply
      • infinebalance says

        May 08, 2012 at 6:54 am

        Love that -- "you really want them to be better than they actually are" - so true

    6. Kaitlin says

      May 07, 2012 at 2:22 pm

      What a fantastic idea! I love everything about this soup!

      Reply
      • infinebalance says

        May 08, 2012 at 6:53 am

        Thanks!

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