Spinach Tortellini Soup (slow cooker & stove top recipes)

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Ingredients:

1 Bag frozen tortellini

4 cups vegetable broth

2 cans diced Italian tomatoes

1 bag fresh spinach

1 8 oz. cream cheese broken up

Directions:

Place all ingredients into slow cooker and cook on low 5-6 hours.

Stove top recipe:

Ingredients:

3T olive Oil

1 Clove garlic, minced

3 stalks, celery, chopped

3 carrots, peeled and chopped

1 onion diced

10 oz box frozen spinach (unthawed)

2 cans cream of chicken soup

2 cans water

32 oz chicken broth

Family size package of cheese or chicken tortellini, half cooked

Directions:

1) Put olive oil in the bottom of a large soup/stock pan

2) Saute’ garlic, celery, carrots and onions until tender

3) Add frozen spinach. Break up blocks of spinach as you cook

4) Continue to saute’ until spinach thaws, then heats up

5) Add cream of chicken soup and water

6) Add chicken broth and then add tortellini

7) Heat and Serve

Note: It’s better to eat it a few hours after it’s made so the broth soaks up into the noodles. Better yet, make it the night before.

Winter, Inc.