chicken tortellini soup

this soup is so yummy.
my friend liz brought it to us when we had ruby.  
it was so great, i had to have the recipe.


we had it for dinner last night...perfect winter night soup.


ya wanna make it?


here's what you need . . .

2 Tbs. olive oil

1 large yellow onion, chopped

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 (15 oz) can Rotel (diced tomatoes with chilies)

12 cups chicken broth

1 traditional rotisserie chicken, boned and cut into bite sized pieces

1/3 cup jarred pesto sauce

20 oz package fresh, refrigerated cheese tortellini

2 (10 oz) bags fresh spinach, chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

{a cheaper option would be cooking your own chicken & making your own broth. obviously that's a bit more time consuming}

i don't love cutting chicken off the bone...who does? 

it's pretty grody.

but it is nice to have an excuse for some quiet time in the kitchen.  

do you have one of these things?

it is a must have for me.

for onions.

i used the heck of the one we got for our wedding and it finally gave out.

i bought a new one at walmart for like 10 bucks. 

i was crying just from cutting the onion into big chunks to put in the chopper.

i put a matchstick in my teeth and it helped immediately.

so crazy.

learned that from the help. 

·   Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.  Add the onion and sauté for 10 minutes or until tender.

·      Add the garlic and Rotel and sauté for 10 minutes

·      Add the broth and bring to a boil. 

·      Add the chicken and reduce the heat to low.  Stir in the pesto and tortellini and simmer for 5 minutes. 

·      Add the spinach and simmer for 5 minutes. 

Season with salt and pepper and serve

it makes a ton.

that's an 8 qt. pot and it was nearly full. 

it was so yummy....we stuffed ourselves.

yes, our whole family eats this. 

we don't make separate meals for the kids...what we eat, they eat. 

i would definitely say that spinach is probably not their favorite. 

they didn't say so, but they did refill their water glasses about 4 times during dinner.

so i guess that's a clue. :)

but i'm proud of them....they're learning to eat whatever is served to them with a happy heart.

that's a big deal to us.

we want them to be able to eat at anyone's table with a grateful attitude. 

we also want them to appreciate all different kinds of foods.

we don't want them to miss out! :)

let me know if you try this. :)

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