elaine's recipe tuesday part 3

Tortellini Soup

6 cups chicken broth
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
2-4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp each paprika and italian spices
4-6 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 onion, diced
1 big package fresh tortellini (i like chicken and herb more than cheese)
14 oz can diced tomatoes (or 2-4 fresh diced tomatoes--whatever's handy)
+/- other veggies*

bring first 7 ingredients to boil, then lower heat and simmer about 1 hour til veggies soft. add pasta and tomatoes for last 7 minutes til pasta done. salt and pepper if needed. good with parmesean cheese, rolls, toast, etc... especially good when it's cold outside :)

(*i like adding frozen corn at the end too, or other root veggies at the beginning, whatever i have in my fridge)