My friend T once served me some delicious chicken tortellini soup. I got the recipe from her and modified it heavily. Here’s my version. It is so good. Even Mikey likes it.
Chicken tortellini soup
1 lb chicken breasts cubed
1 lb sliced sausage (I like to use Andouille)
3 quarts of chicken broth
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 cup vermouth
24 oz fresh or frozen tortellini
2 cups sliced carrots
2 bunches chopped green onions
4 teaspoons basil
1 teaspoon oregano
1 small head garlic minced
1 package fresh spinach
2 cups shredded white Cheddar
1 cup cream
pepper to taste
seasoned salt to taste (about 1 tablespoon)
Sauté the carrots in a little bit of olive oil. Add garlic and sausage.
Bring to a boil everything except the tortellini, spinach, and Cheddar. Add the tortellini, the spinach and Cheddar, bring back to a boil, and simmer 10 minutes or until tortellini is done. Add cream and serve with more grated Cheddar on top.
Fortunately, it’s soup and it doesn’t really matter what you do.