Tomato Vegetable Soup with Tortellini

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 6 servings

Nutritional Info
Per each of 6 servings: about	-
cal	236236 cal
pro	11 g11g pro
total fat	6 g6g total fat
sat. fat	2 g2g sat. fat
carb	35 g35g carb
fibre	5 g5g fibre
chol	25 mg25mg chol
sodium	905 mg905mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	1111 calcium
iron	1616 iron
vit A	7171 vit A
vit C	2828 vit C
folate	1919 folate

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Many grocery stores now stock a variety of frozen tortellini and ravioli, either of which are good in this soup.

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 1tbsp tbspvegetable oil
2 carrots , sliced2 2carrotcarrots, sliced
1 onion , chopped1 1oniononions, chopped
1 rib celery , sliced1 1rib celery, sliced
2 cloves garlic , minced2 2cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp chopped fresh basil 1 1tbsp tbspchopped fresh basil
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
3 cups chicken broth 3 3cups cupschicken broth or vegetable broth
1 can (28 oz/796 mL) tomatoes , chopped1 1can can(28 oz/796 mL) tomatotomatoes, chopped
8 oz frozen cheese tortellini 8 8oz ozfrozen cheese tortellini
1 cup rinsed drained canned chickpeas 1 1cup cuprinsed drained canned chickpeas
1 zucchini , chopped1 1zucchinizucchinis, chopped

Preparation

In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook carrots, onion, celery, garlic, basil, salt and pepper until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.

Add broth and tomatoes; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes.

Add tortellini, chickpeas and zucchini; simmer until tortellini are tender but firm, 10 minutes.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: March 2010

Keywords : Soup; Lunch; Tomatoes; Pasta; Onions; Boil; Simmer; Zucchini;

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