Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup
This Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup recipe is a cozy herbaceous tomato soup loaded with cheese tortellini topped with Borden® Cheese Snack Bars!
A good soup is a meal that can sooth the body and mind like no other food.
Its cozy spoonfuls can iron out the wrinkles in your day, and even lower your stress level, especially when shared with the people you love.
With all the excitement, and anxious moments, that accompany Back to School, soup is a comforting “security blanket” you can pack in your child’s lunchbox.
We make a lot of soup at the beginning of each school year.
Of course we carry this on through the fall and winter. However, I find it’s most helpful at the beginning of the year, when the kids are struggling to adjust to their new schedules and lack of sleep.
The kids can have warm steamy soup when they come home from school. Yet, they love to take the leftovers for lunch the next couple days. Making soup ahead of time is a great way to eliminate the chaos of the morning lunch packing scramble!
One of their absolute favorite soups is this Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup, served with gouda cheese and crackers.
We love using Borden® Cheese Gouda Snack Bars for this recipe because each rich creamy piece of cheese comes conveniently portioned out in the perfect size.
That way, you can place a piece on top of the soup for a molten cheesy garnish.
Or better yet, the kids can throw a Borden® Cheese Snack Bar or two in their lunch box to enjoy cheese and crackers along with their thermos of soup. The individually wrapped cheese bars are sealed for freshness, so they stay soft and creamy. They make fabulous portable lunchbox sides, and after-school snacks.
Borden® Cheese Snack Bars are a great way to add 5 grams of protein to your child’s lunch box… Plus, they’re just so cute and fun to open!
They come in several creamy flavors including: Cheddar, Colby Jack, Pepper Jack, and Gouda.
Delicious protein-packed convenience, what could be better?
The kids love to grab a Borden® Cheese Snack Bar for a little extra energy boost before sporting events, during long focused homework sessions, or right before dinner when they just can’t wait another 20 minutes to eat.
They certainly do take the edge off their hunger and help them stay on track.
Borden® Cheese Gouda Snack Bars are the perfect pairing to our Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup, packed away in a lunch box. The nutty buttery gouda flavor complements with sweet herby tomato soup base and makes the cheese in the hearty tortellini really pop.
Make sure to pack the soup in a good quality thermos container so it’s still a warm and comforting when your baby sits down for lunch this school year. Your thoughtful lunch packing will make all the difference on a rough day!
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Check out our recipe card below…
Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 56 ounces stewed tomatoes, (2 large cans)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary, small
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 10-15 fresh basil leaves
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 12 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1/2-1 cup water, as needed
- 8 Borden® Cheese Gouda Snack Bars as a garnish or side item
Instructions
- Place the butter in a large 6-8 quart soup pot, and set over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, rosemary sprig, oregano, salt and pepper. Sauté for 3-5 minutes to soften the onions.
- Add the canned tomatoes and juices, sugar, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a low boil and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the rosemary sprig, or put the leaves off the stem and just remove the stem. (Depending on how strong you want the rosemary flavor in the soup. )
- Stir in the basil leaves, then carefully move the hot soup to a blender jar. Cover the blender jar with the lid, and open the vent. Set a kitchen towel over the lid for safety, then puree until smooth. (Steam pressure can blow a lid off a blender and spray your kitchen with hot soup. Be careful!)
- Once the soup base is smooth, pour it back into the soup pot. Stir in the cream and tortellini. Simmer for another 5+ minutes until the tortellini are just cooked through. If the soup seems too thick, add another 1/2 cup of water.
- To serve, ladle the hot soup into bowls. Place a Borden® Cheese Gouda Snack Bar on top to melt into the soup, or serve them on the side.
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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Borden® Cheese. All opinions are our own.
If you freeze it right away it does freeze well! However, if you leave the leftover soup in the fridge for a day or two before you freeze it, the pasta will be too soft to make the transition back after frozen
Hi have tried the recipe with a different type of cheese but trust me the taste with the Borden® Cheese is the best.
Hi, does this soup freeze well? I am looking for some meal prep items. Suzanne
Hi Suzanne,
Yes and no. If you freeze it right away it does freeze well! However, if you leave the leftover soup in the fridge for a day or two before you freeze it, the pasta will be too soft to make the transition back after frozen. Does that make sense?
It looks yummy!
Thank you for sharing.
WIll definitely try.
I made this tonight with a grill cheese sandwich, my goodness what a great soup! Had just the right amount of zip, I will be making this all winter. I used light cream, still worked great! This will be my go to tomato soup. 😋
I think adding rosemary there will taste so delicious, great recipe!
I couldn’t find large cans of stewed tomatoes at my grocery store so I got crushed instead. Will it affect the flavor too much or should I go hunt down those stewed tomatoes?
Hi Jennifer,
Your soup will probably have a different color than mine, but it should not effect the overall flavor. :)
I read about Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup, i saw 1st time this recipes so like it and i will make it next morning and thanks for sharing