Hearty pasta soup

Hearty pasta soup

Do something different with a pack of tortellini. This filling soup is full of fibre, low fat and full of veg. The perfect lunch or supper

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

High in fibre, 3 of 5-a-day. Freeze before adding pasta

Method

  1. Heat oil in a pan. Fry the carrots and onion for 5 mins until starting to soften. Add the stock and tomatoes, then simmer for 10 mins. Add the peas and beans with 5 mins to go.
  2. Once veg is tender, stir in the pasta. Return to the boil and simmer for 2 mins until the pasta is just cooked. Stir in the basil, if using. Season, then serve in bowls topped with a sprinkling of Parmesan and slices of garlic bread.
Try

No basil - pesto will do

Can't get hold of fresh basil? If you've got a tub of pesto in the fridge, stir a spoonful into the soup just before you serve it.

Make it a bake

Ricotta & basil bake: Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/ gas 6. Tip the pasta into a baking dish, season the tomatoes, stir in the basil, then spoon on top. In a bowl, combine the peas and beans, 250g tub ricotta and a handful grated Parmesan. Dot the mix over the pasta, scatter with more Parmesan, then bake for 20-25 mins until golden.

Per serving

286 kcalories, protein 11.0g, carbohydrate 44.0g, fat 9.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 11.0g, salt 0.88 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2008.

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  • 04 February 2012

    janbon commented on this recipe

    My daughter introduced me to this soup and i have to say it has to be one of the best soups i have had for a long time and so easy to make and inexpensive too.

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  • 10 February 2012

    Eamo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love tortellini and this was a great alternative way to have it. Great with the pesto mixed through it.

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  • 10 February 2012

    Lexi rated this recipe

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  • 14 February 2012

    Rolex rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Easy to make and like the idea of the pasta... Found it to be a bit bland (perhaps because I didn't have fresh vegetable stock) and added quite a bit of salt... Next time I will fry in a bit of garlic and chilli.... The pesto is a great addition which I will try next time.

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  • 20 February 2012

    Elthar rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Used chicken stock and tortellini with bakon filling, but the soup turned out to be too watery and not sustaiable at all (in a cold environment i felt hungry after five minutes). Also, it lacked in taste a lot as no spices were listed in the recipe, so i didn't use any besides a bit of black pepper. Only a huge portion of wasabi mayonnaise added into a plate saved things a bit, but... To tell the truth - the soup was barely edible at all and my family refused to eat it, so i had to spoon the whole thing myself to not to let groceries get completely wasted... Don't know why people give it 5 star rating, have they no taste at all?..

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  • 22 February 2012

    helen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just made this for tea, really easy and very tasty, daughter say's one of her favourites, added pesto and chorizo as suggested in some of the other comments, will be doing this one again.

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  • 27 February 2012

    lizziej rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick, easy and delicious, highly recommended. When made second time around slight variation by omitting the tortellini and just adding pasta bows and pre cooked chicken, just as yummy.

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  • 03 March 2012

    T.Mohan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick, easy and tasty. Added some chilli to give it a bit of a kick. Made it for dinner for my husband and I and had enough left for lunch a few days later. It tasted even better! Would definitely make again.

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  • 06 March 2012

    Lena rated this recipe

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  • 06 March 2012

    Purple rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was light, healthy but very filling. My husband liked it as it was, but I felt it could use a little chilli pepper. Next time I'll reduce the amount of stock as it was a little too watery for my liking. I will definitely make it again.

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    10 March 2012

    CP rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was tasty when eating fresh but did not freeze well.

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  • 22 March 2012

    annabanana rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The one word I would use to describe this soup is sinch! So easy and uses all the things I would have in my kitchen anyway. To top it off it's really tasty :) One tip I would give is use good quality tinned tomatoes; I didn't and think it may have affected the flavour as this is the basis of the recipe.

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  • 22 March 2012

    I_love_food rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is absolutely delicious!

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  • 04 April 2012

    jj37795 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love this! It always takes me a lot longer to cook through and reduce down a bit (we have induction hobs though so I tend to find this with soups and sauces that need reducing). Relatively quick to make for a filling, healthy supper - leftovers are still good for lunch the next day.

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  • 03 May 2012

    honeybee rated this recipe

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  • 09 May 2012

    pinkice commented on this recipe

    This soup is absolutely gorgeous. I added some finely diced garlic sausage, this made it even better, if that were possible. I'll definitely make this again.

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  • 17 May 2012

    Dave.T commented on this recipe

    made this today , served with crusty bread. F A N T A S T I C

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  • 11 June 2012

    Tess rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious - so easy to make and tastes like restaurant standards.

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  • 16 June 2012

    pinkice commented on this recipe

    I used herb and garlic tortellini. it was yummy.

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  • 17 June 2012

    Eleanor rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is delicious! Really filling and warming without being stodgy. I like tortellini but never know what to do with it beyond boiling it and adding a bit of pesto so this is a nice change. I made it as per recipe apart from leaving out the carrot and tinned tomatoes because I didn't have them and instead used 4 medium tomatoes chopped and a squirt of tomato puree.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

High in fibre, 3 of 5-a-day. Freeze before adding pasta

Veggie meal in a bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 carrots , chopped
  • 1 large onion , finely chopped
  • 1l vegetable stock
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 200g frozen mixed peas and beans
  • 250g pack fresh filled tortellini (we used spinach and ricotta)
  • handful of basil leaves (optional)
  • grated parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), to serve
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Per serving

286 kcalories, protein 11.0g, carbohydrate 44.0g, fat 9.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 11.0g, salt 0.88 g

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