Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 Tablespoon Butter
  • 1 Onion (sliced)
  • 2 small Carrot (sliced)
  • 1 Bay Leave (or 2 small)
  • 9 cups Broth (or stock, *see Notes)
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • Nutmeg (pinch)
  • ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper
  • ¼ Teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 pound Tortellini
  • ½ cup Cream
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard (optional)
  • 3.5 ounces Ham (diced, *see Notes)
  • 1 Tablespoon Parsley (fresh chopped)
  • 1 cup Mixed Cheese (grated, 3 varieties, *see Notes)

Instruction

  • Heat up a pot with the Butter and add your onion slices. Sautee onions soft.
  • Control the heat and add the sliced carrots. Mix and allow the carrot slices to sweat a bit.
  • Throw in your bay leaf and pour in broth or stock. Keep on medium to high heat.
  • Season with salt, nutmeg, black pepper, and garlic powder.
  • Stir your soup and cook for approx 3 minutes on high heat.
  • Add the tortellini to your soup, cream and dijon mustard. Combine the ingredients well.
  • Cook the soup until tortellini are cooked through and soft over medium to high heat.
  • Then add the cut ham and fresh parsley and pick out the bay leaf to discard the leaf.
  • Take from the heat and add the 3 cheese of your choice. I added a combination of grated cheddar, mozzarella, and parmesan. Mix the cheese in, it will melt fast.
  • Serve up your soup hot and enjoy it.