Winter-warming Tortellini Soup

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Title: WINTER-WARMING TORTELLINI SOUP
Categories: Soups, Diabetic
Yield: 5 servings

Stephen Ceideburg
1 Clove garlic, finely chopped
1 sm Onion, chopped
1 Rib celery, chopped
1 md Carrot, chopped
2 tb Butter
6 c Water
4 ts Chicken bouillon granules
10 oz Dried cheese-filled
-tortellini
1 tb Chopped fresh parsley
1/4 ts Pepper
1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
Freshly grated Parmesan
-cheese

In 4-quart Dutch oven over medium-low heat, cover and
cook garlic, onion, celery and carrot in margarine for
10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in water and
bouillon granules. Heat to boiling; red heat. Stir in
tortellini. Cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring
occasionally, until tortellini are tender.

Stir in parsley, pepper and nutmeg.

Cover and cook 10 minutes. Top each serving with
cheese.

Per serving: 327 calories (19 percent from protein, 56
percent from carbohydrate, 25 percent from fat), 16
grams protein, 46 grams carbohydrate, 9 grams fat, 50
milligrams cholesterol, 1,223 milligrams sodium.

Exchanges: 1/2 vegetable, 3 bread, 1 meat, 1 fat.

From "Soup, Stew and Chili" by Betty Crocker.

From the Oregonian's FOODday, 1/5/93.

Posted by Stephen Ceideburg

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