{"id":853,"date":"2011-02-02T21:22:37","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T21:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/?p=853"},"modified":"2011-05-31T04:47:29","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T04:47:29","slug":"italian-tortellini-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/italian-tortellini-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Tortellini Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"

I promised to post my yummy, yummy, not very healthy<\/span> very unhealthy dessert from last week.\u00a0 I figured I would balance it with warm, comforting Italian Veggie Soup!\u00a0 I’m into veggies right now…and soup…and chocolate…just not all together!
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Plus, when it feels like it’s 30 below outside, you’re SUPPOSED to eat soup for dinner!
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Let’s do healthy first!\u00a0 I’ll post the dessert recipe tonight!
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I got this recipe from a fancy little cookbook I got in college…you know, the kind they sell at the grocery store check out counter.\u00a0 There are several recipes in here I still love to use.\u00a0\u00a0 Plus, I love what it says at the top of the cookbook, “A photo of every recipe!”\u00a0 That’s a MUST for me!<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Italian Garden Tortellini Soup<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

You will need the following…PLUS KETCHUP and GARLIC!\u00a0 (I forgot to put them in the picture)
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Chop Bell Pepper, Eggplant, and Zucchini<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Add bell pepper, eggplant, and zucchini to olive oil.\u00a0 Saute about 5 minutes. <\/span><\/h3>\n

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Add chopped tomatoes, broth, garlic, oregano, basil, and ketchup.
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I didn’t have 2 cans of beef broth, so I used one can of beef broth and some frozen chicken stock I had made.\u00a0 Use whatever broth you have on hand.
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Bring to a boil.\u00a0 Reduce heat.\u00a0 Cover and simmer 5 minutes.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Add Tortellini.\u00a0 Cook an additional 10 minutes (or according to package directions).\u00a0 Add salt if needed.\u00a0 Serve with Parmesan cheese.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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This is the MUCH MORE PROFESSIONAL LOOKING picture from the cookbook…same basic soup! :)<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Italian Garden Tortellini Soup<\/strong><\/span>
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Ingredients:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 1 Tbsp EVOO<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 Medium Green Bell Pepper, chopped<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 Medium Eggplant, chopped (don’t peel)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2 Medium Zucchini, chopped
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  • 2 Medium Tomatoes (I used 4 Romas), chopped
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  • 2-3 Cans Ready to Serve Beef Broth (or chicken broth if that’s all you have)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2 Cloves Garlic (minced)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp Basil<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp Oregano<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 4 tsp Ketchup<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
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  • 1 package refrigerated Tortellini…OR…1\/2 cup dried cheese-filled Tortellini<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Heat EVOO in Dutch oven or large pot and add bell pepper, eggplant, and zucchini.\u00a0 Cover and cook over med-high heat 4-5 minutes.\u00a0 Stirring occasionally.\u00a0 Chop tomatoes.\u00a0 Add tomatoes, broth, garlic, basil, oregano, ketchup, salt and pepper to veggies.\u00a0 Bring to boil.\u00a0 Reduce heat and cover.\u00a0 Simmer about 5 minutes.\u00a0 Add tortellini and cook an additional 10 minutes or according to package directions for tortellini.\u00a0 Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    I promised to post my yummy, yummy, not very healthy very unhealthy dessert from last week.\u00a0 I figured I would balance it with warm, comforting Italian Veggie Soup!\u00a0 I’m into veggies right now…and soup…and chocolate…just not all together! . Plus, when it feels like it’s 30 below outside, you’re SUPPOSED to eat soup for dinner! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-life","tag-italian-tortellini-soup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2284,"href":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853\/revisions\/2284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}