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Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup

The classic favorite gets a boost of flavor and texture in this rich and creamy tomato tortellini soup.

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There are many soups that I love and adore and rank as favorites — mulligatawny, chicken and dumpling, West African peanut soup among them — but if I had to pick just one soup that I return to faithfully, consistently, as comfort food, it would be creamy tomato soup.

Maybe it’s a remnant from my childhood tomato-soup-and-grilled-cheese days, but whatever the cause, creamy tomato soup is a hug of warmth. With each bite, my shoulders scrunch up contentedly like I’m in the grips of a big bear hug.

The day I dumped some good-God-I-must-clean-out-this-ridiculous-refrigerator leftover tortellini into the pot, however, was a revelation: creamy tomato soup became creamy tomato tortellini soup, which is an extra large fuzzy blanket of comfort wrapped in a hearty, satisfying meal.

Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup from SoupAddict.com

And it’s so easy! Of course, you can use prepared tomato soup (Pacific is an organic brand I like) but it’s so easy to pull together with fresh ingredients — especially if you’ve canned your own tomato sauce from your homegrown (or farmers’ market) tomatoes — that it won’t make you the least bit grumpy to make the soup base from scratch.

The tortellini … well, I readily and happily purchase packaged tortellinis. Homemade pasta is a breeze, but filling and shaping dozens of little tortellinis is saved for special occasions. (“Special occasions” being those days when malformed tortellinis flattened by my clutzy fingers won’t push me into madness. A Tuesday night at 6:30pm is not one of those special occasions. Packaged tortellinis, it is.)

This soup is prepared a lot at Casa SoupAddict, so it’s kind of shame-on-me that I’m only sharing it now, because, seriously, I bet half of the soups I’ve created on this site were dreamed up while I was spooning this creamy tomato tortellini soup into my gob. It just never occurred to me to post it on the blog. Duh!

This is pasta lover’s tomato soup, plain and simple. Enjoy!

And Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! May your day be filled with excellent company and delicious food!

Karen xo

 

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5 from 1 vote

Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Karen Gibson

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium onion diced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon pimenton smoked paprika
  • 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
  • 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 10 ounces cheese-filled tortellini uncooked (or, use 3 cups cooked)
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a 4-5 quart dutch oven or stock pot over medium until shimmering. Sautee the onions until soft, about 5 minutes, then stir in the garlic and pimenton until the garlic is fragrant (just a minute or so). Add the tomato sauce and broth and stir well to combine. Increase heat and bring to a light boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and maintain a very gentle simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, whisk the heavy cream and flour together in a small bowl. Add to the tomato soup, stirring until combined. Add the tortellini, and cook for the time indicated on the package directions (if using cooked). Don't bring the soup back to a boil - the tortellini will cook (or warm, if using pre-cooked) just fine in the now very-hot soup. Taste, and a few grinds of black pepper and more salt, if necessary.
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Andy

Sunday 16th of August 2015

As a non-American (and not a native English speaker) I'm a little confused about the grades of cream. According to Wikipedia heavy cream has a fat content of 36 % and above, and for half-and-half it's 10.5–18%. Are those the two options to choose from? Either one with a fairly low fat content, or one with a very high one?

SoupAddict

Monday 17th of August 2015

Hi Andy,

My easy answer is, use whatever dairy you prefer (heck, I've made this soup with coconut milk!).

In the U.S., we have many grades of fat content - heavy cream, whipping cream, half and half (which is heavy cream + whole milk), whole milk, 4%, 2%, 1%, and skim.

I personally prefer half and half, but if I have to buy a bottle just for the soup, I'll go with whole milk, mostly because it's available here in small bottles.

Julie @ Texan New Yorker

Monday 25th of November 2013

This does look so perfect and comforting. Pinned! I definitely hear you about the packaged tortellini, especially on a busy weeknight. There are some really quality brands readily available these days, so why the heck not? Thanks for posting!

Happy Thanksgiving Karen!

Cher

Sunday 24th of November 2013

Happy Thanksgiving.

Grilled cheese and soup WERE the dinner of my youth :-) And, my tortellini/ ravioli skills are definitely saved for days when no stress is around.