I've been making this soup for years. It's a simple, comforting and hearty soup, one that even picky kids will usually eat. You can add baby spinach during the last minute or so of cooking to up the nutrition factor. You can also substitute basil for the parsley; even dried basil works during the winter months.
Great quick hardy soup. I used the spinach tortellini instead of the three cheese ones and it turned out great. It is a dish that seems like you went to a lot of work, but it is so easy.
I loved this recipe. The only change I did was instead of Chicken Broth I used the dripping from the roast chicken I did on Saturday. I also added some black pepper. This recipe is fast and easy to put together. Will be making again.
What a fun way to use tortellini...This recipe is SO easy and delicious! Much healthier than eating soup out of the can!
I am sorry, this did not work for us. I followed the recipe exactly with all of the 5 star reviews posted in August on this recipe. I used the amount of tortellini suggested and it soaked up all of the liquid! I ended up having to re-add almost a similar amount of broth back to the recipe. It really didn't have much flavor by that point. I tried the suggestions of garlic, spinach, etc. of the other reviewers and it just did not work for us. The parmesan clumped to the spinach and the tortellini was over-cooked by the time I added the extra necessary liquid. Unfortunately, most of this got tossed after making an effort to fix it. To whoever tries this recipe, I would suggest with starting with half the amount of tortellini and watch it carefully. I guess, I just like this type of pasta better in an anti-pasta type salad. It needs the extra flavorings. I tried two other Barilla recipes this week, with better results, that I will post a picture for. This was trial and error with knowing how much pasta to add per how much broth. Maybe, a tomato based broth would also be more flavorful? I am not really sure.
Delicious treat for simple broth
Brilliantly simple recipe. I LOVED this! I used homemade turkey stock for the broth and added a touch of salt, dried basil, and garlic powder in addition to the parsley until I reached a flavor I was happy with. I couldn't believe how yummy this soup was!
My kids LOVE this soup. Super easy. Use chicken/prosciutto tortellini (found it at WalMart!), add frozen peas and shredded carrots for last 5 min and fresh spinach in last minute. Topped with parm cheese and basil. I like it myself too. Can't beat the ease of it, and it's nutritious!! Thanks!
