The Mediterranean Diet Meal Plan That Will Get You Through All 21 Meals This Week
Instant Pot Hearty Tortellini Soup
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Published Feb 8, 2023
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Instant Pot, we just can’t quit you. How else would we turn out a filling-yet-healthy meal in a mere 30 minutes? Next on our to-cook list is this recipe for Instant Pot hearty tortellini soup, from Urvashi Pitre’s Instant Pot Miracle Mediterranean Diet Cookbook.
“[It’s] perfect for those nights when you just can’t figure out what you’re having,” she writes. “This throw-together soup is hearty, filling and family-friendly. Add some toasted bread and a few slices of cheese, and dinner is served.”
From Instant Pot Miracle Mediterranean Diet Cookbook by Urvashi Pitre. Copyright © 2022 by Urvashi Pitre. Reprinted by permission of Harvest, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Ingredients
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup diced canned or fresh tomatoes
3 tablespoons tomato paste
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon kosher salt
One 9-ounce package fresh cheese tortellini
8 ounces fresh or frozen chopped kale
5 cups water
½ pound bulk Italian sausage (mild or hot), casings removed
Grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish (optional)
Chopped fresh basil, for garnish (optional)
Directions
1. In the Instant Pot, combine the onion, tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, tortellini, kale and water. Stir well to combine.
2. Pinch off small pieces of the Italian sausage and add these rustic little meatballs to your soup.
3. Secure the lid on the pot. Close the pressure-release valve. Select Pressure Cook/Manual and set the pot at High Pressure for 3 minutes. At the end of the cooking time, allow the pot to sit undisturbed for 5 minutes, then release any remaining pressure.
4. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with grated Parmesan cheese and chopped basil, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
498 calories
24g fat
46g carbs
26g protein
7g sugars
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