Tomato Tortellini Soup
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This super easy Tomato Tortellini Soup is ready in 15 minutes! It’s a total lifesaver on those busy weeknights when I need to get dinner on the table fast! Rich, hearty, and super satisfying, I find it’s become a true family favorite.
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Easy Tomato Tortellini Soup Recipe
This Tomato Tortellini Soup has been a gift on so many weeknights when I’m beat, but don’t want to order out. Still gotta eat, though! I pull together a few store-bought items like refrigerated tortellini and sundried tomato pesto, and I can get this creamy, hearty, and super comforting soup on the table in minutes.
Tomato Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 32 oz. low-sodium chicken broth, vegetable broth also works
- 9 oz. refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- ⅓ cup good quality sun-dried tomato pesto, or try basil pesto
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- salt and pepper
- red pepper flakes, optional
- grated Parmesan cheese, for serving
- chopped fresh parsley, for serving
Instructions
- In a medium pot, bring the chicken broth to a boil.
- Add in the tortellini; reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 7 minutes until pasta is almost tender.
- Stir in the pesto. Then add the cream, salt, and black pepper.
- Add in tomatoes and continue to cook for another 1-2 minutes until tomatoes have just softened.
- Taste and adjust with a little bit of salt and pepper, if necessary. And a pinch of cracked red pepper flakes for a little kick, if desired.
- Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with some grated Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.
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Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
Did you make this? Leave a rating below!How to Make Tomato Tortellini Soup Step by Step
Gather your ingredients: Gather all your ingredients. In a medium pot, bring the chicken broth to a boil.
Cook the tortellini: Add 9 oz. of tortellini; reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 7 minutes until pasta is almost tender.
Add pesto and cream: Stir in the sundried tomato pesto, then add the heavy cream and season with salt and cracked black pepper.
Add tomatoes: Add in tomatoes and continue to cook for another 1-2 minutes until tomatoes have just softened.
Taste: Taste and adjust with a little bit of salt and pepper, if necessary. And a pinch of cracked red pepper flakes for a little kick, if desired.
Serve: Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with some grated Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.
What to Serve With Tomato Tortellini Soup
Although this warm and comforting soup can be eaten like a meal, when I have time, I do like to serve it with a Caesar salad, and either garlic bread or garlic Parmesan pull-apart bread for soaking up whatever’s left in my soup bowl.
How to Store
Store leftover tortellini soup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. I recommend storing the cooked tortellini and soup separately, since the pasta will continue to absorb the broth and become mushy.
My husband went crazy for this soup! Made plenty so he ate it the next day as well
This is one of our favorite meals. We have it every week! I am curious as to if the nutrition info is for all 4 servings or if it’s per serving?
One of the best ‘easy’ recipes I’ve come across. Everyone loves it and wants the recipe or asks me to make it all the time.
This was good! I used basil pesto because that’s what I had. Topped with Parmesan rather than parsley. We all liked it!
This was so delicious!!
Accidentally bought raviolis instead of tortellini. Still super easy and tasty – just had to cook a bit longer. I think wilting some fresh basil in the bowl would enhance it a bit. But super good as is. Oh – didnt let it cool and burned my tongue!
You didn’t read the recipe or the ingredients very well. The recipe seems pretty easy to me. And makes perfect sense.
Just made this. It is amazing. Loved it.
This was great ! My boyfriend loved it (quite a picky one lol) including myself and we both enjoyed it. Only difference I sauted onions and garlic prior to putting the tortellini to add more flavor. Also adding some basil and Parmesan cheese at the end.
Delish ! Thanks again for sharing!
I can’t wait to try this! Can I make it vegan? I don’t know any substitutes for heavy cream.
I don’t either, sorry. You could omit it, but it won’t be nearly the same…or as good!
Can i add sun dried tomatoes since I only have regular basil pesto? I plan on adding cherry tomatoes as well or would that be overpowering?
Make a cashew cream. Bring 2 cups of raw cashews and 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat and let sit for 1 hour. (Or you can soak cashews in water overnight.) Place cashews in a blender with 2 1/2 cups of water and blend until completely smooth. Will be the consistency of heavy cream. Makes about 5 cups.
I use this to make corn chowder, macaroni and cheese, anything calling for heavy cream ! You can make it as think or thick as you want by reducing or adding water. You can freeze it and it will keep for a couple of months. Lasts about a week in the fridge.
What about full fat coconut milk?
Puréed silken tofu? I think Alton Brown did an episode about it on the old Good Eats.
I think you might be able to use soy creamer. Silk makes one that I LOVE in my coffee. I’m not vegan, but I found dairy creamer was hard on me.
To make dairy free I would substitute full fat canned coconut milk.
Try using either canned full fat coconut milk or canned coconut cream. I use those as a swap our for thicker dairy ingredients in recipes.
Just what I needed tonight. Quick, easy, delicious. Kids loved it too!
If I were to prepare this the day before our dinner party, would the noodles get mushy?
Yes. I wouldn’t recommend it. It’s literally a 15 minute soup, so it’s perfect for last minute.
I’ve literally made this three times since I pinned it about a month ago – it’s AMAZING. I am cooking it again tonight for a work potluck tomorrow! My coworkers keep seeing me bring in leftovers and they’ve requested I make it! :)
Can this be cooked in the crockpot?
This soup is absolutely amazing!!! I didn’t have any cherry tomatoes on hand, so instead I used a can of diced fine herb tomatoes in a can ( I added the liquid from the can as well). The soup was delicious and this recipe is definitely going into my recipe book!
Delicious and oh so easy. I wouldn’t change a thing. So nice to have recipes like this when you feel you’re too tired to make dinner. Serve this with some crusty bread and you are set. This is a recipe I will make again.
This sounds delicious, I wonder if I could make it with lactose free cream as I am lactose intolerant. Does anyone have an idea whether it would work?
I bet you could just swap the cream for a can of thick coconut milk and it would still be divine, let us know if you try it – successfully or otherwise :)
Perfect, easy fix for a quick and delicious meal. THANK YOU!!! Made it last night and it will be going into my recipe book for sure…lifesaver for busy people ; ) Bravo!!
Looooove me some tortellini soup! Warm and cozy and still filling (and cheese-filled). Definitely need to try this recipe soon!
I absolutely love this recipe, I made it today, but just work night shift so I used my crockpot. I also doubled the recipe, and just had to change it a little, I didn’t have any cherry tomatoes so I used 1 can of tomatoes, and I used about 10 oz of tortellini, I also added some sausage. It was one of the best soups.
So happy to hear it, Amber! This recipe has been a lifesaver for me, too…so many times!
This absolutely rocks for a quick but super delicious meal idea. Nice one, Amy. :)
Even without kids, December is so crazy for me that I have been tempted to get takeout more than once in the past couple of weeks. I feel like this entire month is one very long to-do list with no relief in sight until maybe the first week of January. Ugh.
Love this! Definitely on next week’s menu!
Oh so delicious! Thank you for this quick easy recipe! Even my picky eating fiancé enjoyed it! ?