Chicken Tortellini Soup With Zucchini and Tomatoes

Beginning with my Fast Chicken Soup Base it is easy to knock hours off of the cooking time usually needed for homemade chicken soup and still end up with soup that tastes even better than the 'from scratch' method. With a little creativity you can easily make two varieties of these soul-satisfying meals.

• Calories: 118 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 medium zucchini, diced
• 1 recipe Fast Chicken Soup Base
• 1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated small cheese tortellini

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Prepare Fast Chicken Soup Base. Bring to a simmer.

Step 2

Final touch: Add salt and pepper, to taste.

Step 3

Add these, then simmer until tender, 10-20 minutes: 1 9-ounce package refrigerated small cheese tortellini; 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes; 2 medium zucchini, diced; 1 tsp. dried basil.

Step 4

Before removing from heat, stir in: 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley.