The goal: one new, healthy, fast recipe a week.
The benefit: you learn from my mistakes, I learn better cooking techniques.
Could get old: do we really want to know what week it is? Before we know it, we’ll be back at 52.
So here it is. Week one recipe - Chicken Tortellini Soup from Parenting magazine (the rag you swear you’ll never read but eventually ends up too close to the crapper).
Impressions:
Fast. Easy. Great taste. Enjoyed by Joe Sr., Karen and Stacey even commented on taking it to work the following day. Perfect for cold days. Tomato paste is an old trick from Katie’s namesake. Next time add another can of broth – the pasta soaks it all up.
What I added:
- A little extra carrot (3/4 cup)
- Extra chicken, including dark meat for taste (4 cups)
- Used low sodium, Italian seasoned roaster chicken
- 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
- Porcini Mushroom Tortellini - use whatever you find, but I think it made the soup
- Parsley at the end
Nutrition:
See recipe above. Pretty light.
Status:
Keeper. Going into the binder.
{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }
That sounds really good. I bet adding the dark meat really helped increase the flavor.
It’s a winner for sure. The tomato paste helped with taste, too.
I can verify - the results of this endeavor have been mighty tasty…so far. The best part of it all for me though is that I get dinner without having to make it. Wooo hooo.
Yeah, Wifey!
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