italian meatball and cheese tortellini soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
• 2 quarts beef stock
• 1 (12 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup green beans
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped kale
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pound frozen, cooked italian-style meatballs - thawed
• 1 pound fresh cheese tortellini
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• melt the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat; cook the onion and garlic in the melted butter until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. pour the beef stock into the pot; add the tomatoes, green beans, carrot, kale, italian seasoning, and bay leaf. bring the mixture to a boil. stir in the meatballs and tortellini; return to a boil and cook another 5 minutes. ladle into bowls and top each with about 1 teaspoon parmesan cheese to serve.