Recipe of Winter-warming Tortellini Soup - Food Recipes

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Title: WINTER-WARMING TORTELLINI SOUP
Categories : Soups, Diabetic
Serving size: 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 -----