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    3 Cheese Tortellini Soup with Ham Recipe

    January 6, 2020 by Helene Dsouza 2 Comments

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    Helene Dsouza
    Tortellini soup with 3 cheese and ham. Comfort soul food. <3
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    4 servings
    RECIPE
    3 Cheese Tortellini Soup with Ham Recipe
    comfort food tortellini soup

    3 cheese tortellini soup enriched with ham pieces makes a comforting winter meal for the family.

    Stuffed with incredible satisfying flavors, this soup is sure to make an impact.

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    I love tortellini and one of the best ways to enjoy them, besides topped with a creamy cheese sauce, is to make a soup with them.

    Tortellini are stuffed Italian pasta, so combining them with cheese and ham in a soup is the way to go this winter.

    This is a one-pot soup dinner meal, suitable for the whole family. You might also enjoy a creamy tomato tortellini soup.

    Jump to:
    • 🔪 How to make it?
    • 💡 Choice of Tortellini
    • 💭 FAQs
    • 👁️ More Cheese Soup Ideas
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments
    italian tortellini soup bird's eye view

    🔪 How to make it?

    The soup recipe is straight forward easy.

    Prepare this tortellini soup recipe over the stovetop within 30 minutes!

    Find the complete recipe with detailed ingredients and instructions at the bottom of this post.

    Step 1

    Heat up a pot with the butter and sautee onion, carrot slices. Add bay leaf.

    Pour in broth or stock and seasoning and combine

    sautee onion and carrot. seasoning of soup

    Step 2

    Add the tortellini, cream and dijon mustard.

    Mix and cook soup until tortellini are cooked through and soft.

    tortellini added to soup, tortellini cooking

    Step 3

    Add the cut ham, chopped fresh parsley and take out the bay leaf (discard bay leaf).

    Take soup from the heat and add mixed cheese to the soup, combine and serve soup hot.

    cheese and ham added to the tortellini soup

    💡 Choice of Tortellini

    I love to use vegetarian tortellini in this soup because I add ham to the soup, which alleviates the flavors to a whole new level.

    So usually I go for tomato or spinach tortellini but I like the combination of spinach tomato tortellini too.

    Of course, you are free to use traditional tortellini too which are prepared from scratch with pork loin, mortadella, and prosciutto.

    Here are some more tortellini filling ideas that you can use in this soup.

    • sausage or mince
    • pumpkin
    • mushroom
    • ricotta cheese - with herbs, olives or sundried tomatoes
    • shrimp or lobster
    • pesto - I love homemade tortellini with my cashew pesto filling
    tortellini soup with ham in pot with soup ladl

    💭 FAQs

    How long does this tortellini soup last?

    If you haven't devoured this comforting soup in one sitting, then this soup can be stored for up to 7- 10 days in your fridge.

    Can I freeze my tortellini soup?

    Yes, you can! Place the tortellini soup into freezer-friendly containers and freeze. To thaw your soup, keep it in the fridge overnight or place directly into a pot and heat gradually. The same can be done in the microwave with the defrosting setting.

    How to make this cheese tortellini soup vegetarian?

    To make it vegetarian, skip the ham and use only tortellini which has been filled with a vegetarian filling.

    👁️ More Cheese Soup Ideas

    • Beer Cheese Soup
    • Cheeseburger Soup without Veggies
    • Broccoli Cheese Soup
    how to make tortellini soup with cheese pin

    📖 Recipe

    3 Cheese Tortellini Soup with Ham Recipe

    3 Cheese Tortellini Soup with Ham Recipe

    Tortellini soup with 3 cheese and ham. Comfort soul food. <3
    4.84 from 6 votes
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    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: American, Italian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 733kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    • 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 Ground
    • ¼ Teaspoon Garlic Powder
    • 1 Pound Tortellini
    • ½ Cup Table Cream
    • 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard optional
    • 3.5 Ounces Ham diced, *see Notes
    • 1 Tablespoon Parsley Fresh fresh chopped
    • 1 Cup Mixed Cheese grated, 3 varieties, *see Notes
    US - Metric

    Instructions

    • 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.

    Notes

    1. Use a stock or broth of your choice (veg, chicken, beef) It shouldn't be too instense or else cut with water. You can use maggie cubes too with water.
    2. Pick 3 cheese of your choice. I used cheddar, mozzarella and parmesan. You can also use gruyere, emmental, pecorino (careful with the saltiness).
    3. Dijon Mustard is optional. It adds another layer of flavor and helps the soup to come together.
    4. Use packet or homemade tortellini with the filling of your choice. See my recommendations in the post.
    5. I love to add sliced and diced ham. You can also add leftover holiday ham in this recipe, That will add tons of flavors too!

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    3 Cheese Tortellini Soup with Ham Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 733 Calories from Fat 360
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 40g62%
    Saturated Fat 21g105%
    Cholesterol 144mg48%
    Sodium 3785mg158%
    Potassium 259mg7%
    Carbohydrates 63g21%
    Fiber 6g24%
    Sugar 11g12%
    Protein 31g62%
    Vitamin A 7117IU142%
    Vitamin C 4mg5%
    Calcium 400mg40%
    Iron 4mg22%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. Ian Westergaard says

      January 12, 2020 at 7:20 pm

      The salmon will be overcooked and it's texture will be lost, you might as well use canned salmon. I make a similar dish using fresh New Zealand whitebait which are added last and stirred in until they have turned opaque, about one minute. You could do the same with your salmon.

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      • Helene Dsouza says

        January 13, 2020 at 6:58 am

        Hi Ian,
        There is no salmon in this dish.

        Reply
    comfort food tortellini soup

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