Meatball tortellini soup. This Italian wedding-inspired soup is pure comfort, super delicious, easy to prepare and perfect for any weeknight. Made with a brothy base and filled with cheesy tortellni, wilted spinach, and bite-sized herby meatballs. Finished off with green pesto to make it extra special. A great way to start any meal or simply serve with some crusty bread and you’ve got a delicious healthy light dinner.
This soup comes together quite easily and a surefire way to get plenty of happy faces from your guests to the very last spoonful.
We start by browning the meatballs, this step will give the soup an extra layer of flavor, then sauté garlic and onion. Pour in some white wine and add carrot and some herbs. Plop the meatballs back into the broth, and add Parmesan rind.
The Parmesan rind is a must, if you have one, it makes the soup super tasty and rich. Maybe you kept some rind of Parmesan saved for just such an occasion in your freezer, but if you have not had the forethought, simply purchase some Parmesan rinds from the cheese counter of your grocery store.
We simmer the soup for 15 minutes, next add tortellini and two handfuls of spinach, and the soup is almost ready to serve. If you want to make this ahead for leftovers, you may want to add the tortellini to the soup before serving, as it will soak up a lot of the broth.
Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step VIDEO.
RECIPE NOTES
This meatball tortellini soup is super versatile.
- to make this recipe even more weeknight-friendly, there’s a little shortcut: instead of making the meatballs with traditional ingredients, use Italian sausage to make things extra-easy. You’ll simply roll uncooked Italian sausage, free from its casing, into meatballs without adding extra ingredients
- use ground chicken or turkey instead of the pork/beef mixture
- instead of spinach, add escarole or kale
- use any tortellini of your choice
- skip the meatballs and add cannellini beans
- if you’re using frozen tortellini instead of fresh, you’ll need to cook the tortellini a little bit longer
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Calories Per Serving: 517 kcalEasy Meatball Tortellini Soup
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