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Creamy Tomato and Spinach Tortellini Soup

Creamy Tomato and Spinach Tortellini Soup with fresh basil, diced tomatoes, and spinach is healthy comfort food that’s easy and delicious!

This recipe was inspired by my Creamy Tomato and Spinach Tortellini pasta that has been so popular.   And if you love tortellini, I’ve got several other tortellini recipes.

Tortellini Soup with spinach and tomatoes in it in a white bowl with a spoon.

Tortellini Soup

I’m a big fan of dinners like this that you can make ahead of time, or throw together in 30 minutes, right before you’re ready to eat. That way I can buy what I need, and depending on how my days goes I can start prepping it in the morning, or if I don’t get to it early, I know it will be easy to throw together at dinnertime.

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