30-Min Tomato Tortellini Soup: Easy, Cozy, and Delicious

This Tomato Tortellini Soup is super easy and satisfying, making it the perfect comfort food for dinner when you're looking for a warm cozy meal. With cheesy tortellini, tomatoes, garlic, and delicious Italian spices, it's a great tasting meal! Plus, you can make it in less than 30 minutes!

Tomato Tortellini SoupPhoto byThyme of Season

Best Tortellini for this Soup:

We recommend using frozen tortellini for this recipe. Frozen toretellini comes with various fillings. You can use your favorite flavor for this recipe. Here are some common types:

1. Cheese Tortellini: Filled with ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese, often seasoned with herbs.
2. Meat Tortellini: Usually filled with a mixture of ground meats like beef, pork, or chicken, sometimes with added spices.
3. Vegetable Tortellini: Filled with a variety of vegetables, often including spinach, mushrooms, and cheese.
4. Seafood Tortellini: Contains seafood fillings such as shrimp or crab, sometimes mixed with cream cheese or herbs.
5. Gluten-Free Tortellini: Made with gluten-free flour blends and often filled with traditional fillings.

This tomato base broth will work with any of the above flavored tortellini.

Ingredients for this Recipe:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes, not drained
• 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste, more for thicker soup
• 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
• 2 handfuls of fresh Spinach
• 1 tablespoon sugar, white or brown
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 20 ounce package cheese tortellini, or any other tortellini
• freshly chopped basil for topping, optional
• grated parmesan cheese for topping, optional

RECIPE NOTES: We use a little bit of sugar in our tomato soups and sauces to balance the tangy acidity tomatoes can have. It doesn’t make the soup sweet, but it definitely softens the sharpness.

How to make Tomato Tortellini Soup:

Heat the olive oil in a big pot over medium-high heat. Sauté the garlic and onion until they’re fragrant and translucent.

Next, add in the broth, diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and all the seasonings. Mix everything together. Lower the heat to medium-low and let it simmer gently for about 10 minutes.

A few minutes before you’re ready to serve, add in the tortellini and cook until it’s al dente (this usually takes around 3-5 minutes, but keep an eye on it). If you want a thicker broth, you can mix in more tomato paste, or if you like it thinner, add extra broth.

Add in the spinach about a minute before you are ready to serve the soup. Adjust the seasonings, if needed.

Serve with fresh basil, garlic bread, and a sprinkle of your favorite shredded parmesan cheese!

RECIPE TIP: If you think you’ll have a lot of leftovers, it’s best to leave the tortellini out and add it fresh when you’re reheating individual servings.

Can you make this Tomato Tortellini Soup Creamy?

YES! This tortellini soup can be made creamy without being overly rich. Just add in a half of a cup or one cup of cream (or half and half) at the end for that perfect creamy touch.

Storing Leftovers:

This soup makes about 8 or servings and you may have leftovers, which makes for a great quick meal the next day.

You can store any leftover soup in the fridge for about 3-4 days if you keep it in an airtight container. Keep in mind, that the longer it sits, the more the pasta will absorb the broth and get a bit softer.

For reheating, the stove on low heat is the way to go, but you can also use the microwave in short bursts.

We do not suggest freezing it with the tortellini since the texture will change, but you can freeze it without the pasta for up to 3 months.