Cozy White Bean + Vegetable Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
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- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1½ cups chopped onion (about 1 medium onion)
- 3 large carrots (peeled and diced)
- 2 ribs celery, diced (or 1 fennel bulb, chopped)
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 bunch lacinato (dino) kale (center rib removed and leaves chopped or 5 oz baby spinach*)
- 1½ cups jarred marinara (or other tomato-based pasta sauce)
- 14 ounces canned white beans ((cannellini, great northern, or navy), drained and rinsed (about 2 cups))
- 6–8 cups vegetable broth (I used low-sodium)
- 9 ounce package cheese tortellini
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, (plus more for serving (optional))
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion, carrot, and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are lightly browned, about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in the salt, pepper, oregano, and garlic. Cook for a minute, stirring frequently.
- Stir in the kale, marinara sauce, beans, and 6 cups of the vegetable broth. Bring the pot up to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes to soften the vegetables.If using spinach as your greens, wait until step 6 to add to the soup.
- If you are planning on serving this soup right away, add the uncooked tortellini to the pot while the veggies cook and simmer for 1 minute less than instructed on the package.If you aren’t serving this soup right away, boil the tortellini in a separate pot according to package instructions, drain, and then stir into the soup right before serving.
- The cooked tortellini will absorb more of the soup as it sits, so adjust the soup volume with 1 or 2 cups of additional broth as needed. If using spinach instead of kale, stir in the spinach at this time and allow to wilt in the hot soup for a minute or two.
- Once ready to serve, stir in the parmesan cheese, if using, then taste and adjust the soup seasoning with salt and pepper as needed. Ladle soup into bowls then garnish with a sprinkle of extra cheese if you’d like.