Tortell-icious
Delicious tomato cream soup with tiny tortellini floating around to make your life a whole lot happier!
Ingredients
1 3/4
cup
diced carrots
3 medium
1 3/4
cup
diced yellow onion
1 large
2
Tbsp. olive oil
5
cloves
garlic
minced
3
cans whole tomatoes
28 oz
1
carton vegetable broth
32 oz
1/3
cup
chopped fresh basil
plus more for garnish
2
bay leaves
1
Tbsp granulated sugar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
to taste
16
oz
refrigerated three cheese tortellini
3/4
cup
heavy cream
Parmesan
shredded, for serving
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add carrots and onion and saute till onions are soft.
Add garlic and saute 1 minute longer.
Remove from flame and place in a slow cooker along with tomatoes, vegetable broth, basil, bay leaves, sugar.
Stir well and season with salt and pepper.
Cover slow cooker and cook on LOW 6 – 7 hours or HIGH 3 – 3 1/2 hours.
Remove bay leaves then puree mixture well in a blender.
Stir in tortellini, cover and cook on HIGH heat 15 minutes longer (or until heated through).
Reduce heat to warm, pour in heavy cream.
Top with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.