Tomato soup with tortellini

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Recipe «Tomato soup with tortellini» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped, 6 semi-dried tomatoes, drained, chopped, 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes, 300ml chicken stock or vegetable stock , 1 bay leaf, 1/2 tsp caster sugar, 400g pack meat or cheese tortellini , Basil pesto and crusty bread, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 
• 6 semi-dried tomatoes, drained, chopped 
• 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes 
• 300ml chicken stock or vegetable stock 
• 1 bay leaf 
• 1/2 tsp caster sugar 
• 400g pack meat or cheese tortellini 
• Basil pesto and crusty bread, to serve 

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Cook garlic for 30 seconds until fragrant, then add all tomatoes, stock and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium-low heat for 15 minutes until thickened. Cool slightly, then blend until smooth using a stick blender (or in batches in a blender), then return to pan. Season with sugar, salt and pepper. Warm through.
2. Meanwhile, cook tortellini in a large pan of boiling salted water according to packet instructions. Drain. Ladle soup into bowls, then add tortellini. Drizzle with pesto, season with pepper and serve with bread.