Meatball Tortellini Soup

Name: Meatball Tortellini Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: Italian Recipes, Italian Soups
Ingredients: 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium beef broth; 12 frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs (1/2 ounce each); 3/4 cup fresh baby spinach; 3/4 cup stewed tomatoes; 1 can (11 ounces) Mexicorn, drained; 3/4 cup frozen cheese tortellini (about 20); Dash salt and pepper

“After our son left home, I had to learn to pare down recipes for just my husband and me,” notes Sherry Little of Sherwood, Arkansas. “So I created this hearty soup with fast-cooking frozen meatballs.”

Ingredients

1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium beef broth
12 frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs (1/2 ounce each)
3/4 cup fresh baby spinach
3/4 cup stewed tomatoes
1 can (11 ounces) Mexicorn, drained
3/4 cup frozen cheese tortellini (about 20)
Dash salt and pepper

Directions

In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add meatballs. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the spinach, tomatoes and corn; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the tortellini, salt and pepper; cover and simmer for 3 minutes or until tortellini is tender.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 278 calories, 13g fat (6g saturated fat), 40mg cholesterol, 1138mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 4g fiber), 12g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1-1/2 fat, 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Meatball and Three Cheese Tortellini Soup in Cooking for 2 Spring 2006

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Sdausel

Dec 6, 2014

This soup is so easy to put together and very tasty. I didn't have spinach so I chopped up some onion and added some thinly sliced carrots which cooked while the meatballs cooked. We both loved it! Thanks for posting!
rmorse154

Nov 12, 2014

We loved this soup! It is easy to prepare, had all the ingredients on hand, very very tasty. Only problem is that it went too fast. I am going to double or even triple it next time.
k1burton

Jun 1, 2013

Pleasantly impressed! Can't wait to make it again.
Auntkellweof14

Oct 8, 2012

wE LOVE THIS STUFF
Adie615

Feb 17, 2012

Looks good, but I felt like it lacked flavor or a flavor that I like anyways. I added garlic and more salt. The garlic really helped.
brazenlove

Apr 25, 2011

super good and delicious... made my own meatballs and used fresh corn kernels. turned out good!
tophersmom

Mar 23, 2011

Very hearty soup-I have made it twice-very good!
JmeBakes

Jan 30, 2011

I've made this several times because it's really easy and really good! Not sure why it's called soup because there's very little broth - of course I use frozen tortellini and meatballs and add extra of both. And another bonus of this yummy soup...one pot cooking (less mess)!