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Italian Antipasto Tortellini Soup Made Skinny

 

Italian Antipasto Tortellini Soup Made Skinny
This heartwarming soup is so quick to fix on a busy night and full of healthy, tasty ingredients! In the past, I’ve shared an antipasto tortellini pasta salad. So, I thought it might be fun to create this main course soup using the same fabulous flavors. Each large 2 cup serving has 318 calories and 8 grams of fat.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 318kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup onions, chopped
  • 1 cup red bell peppers, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 2 cups lite salami, cut in fours or lite turkey pepperoni, see shopping tips
  • 1 (48 oz) container Swanson’s reduced-sodium chicken broth or 1 (32 oz) container and 1 (14.5 oz) can
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 (15 oz) can garbanzo beans or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (9-10 oz) package refrigerated cheese tortellini, see shopping tips
  • ½ small can sliced black olives, drained
  • 2 cups fresh baby spinach, packed
  • ¾ teaspoon dried basil
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • Grated Parmesan cheese, optional topping

Instructions

  • In a small microwave-safe bowl, add onions and red bell peppers. Cook in microwave for 2 minutes, to soften.
  • Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large nonstick pot or pan. Add garlic and salami and sauté for 1 minute.
  • Stir in broth, tomatoes and beans. Bring to a boil. Stir in tortellini. Turn heat down and simmer 5 minutes until pasta is almost tender. Stir often. Mix in black olives, spinach, basil and a little black pepper. Cook for 2 minutes until spinach is wilted and tortellini is tender.
  • Ladle into bowls. Top with a little Parmesan cheese, if desired. This soup freezes great. Since the pasta absorbs some of the liquid, when reheating, you might need to add a little more chicken broth.

Notes

Makes 12 cups total, 6 main course serving. Each serving, 2 cups.

Shopping Tips
I used Trader Joe’s Cheese Tortellini. It’s fresh pasta and found in the refrigerated section. Most supermarkets carry a few brands, such as Buitoni.
I used Gallo reduced-fat salami. This brand and other brands are available in the luncheon meat section of the supermarket. In addition, I like Columbus Lite Italian Dry Salami and it’s gluten-free. I found it at Von’s/Safeway in the deli section. Or you could use Hormel’s 70% reduced-fat turkey pepperoni. You’ll find it in the luncheon meat section of most supermarkets.

WW Freestyle SmartPoints
6-Blue
WW SmartPoints 9-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 8
 
SKINNY FACTS: for 2 cup serving
318 calories, 8g fat, 2g sat. fat, 47mg chol, 20g prot, 40g carbs, 7g fiber, 1,300mg sod, 7g sugar
FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints
201 calories, 2g sat. fat, 12g protein, 2g sugar

Skinny Facts

Serving: 2cupsCalories: 318kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 20gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 1300mgFiber: 7gSugar: 7gBlue Smart Points: 6Green Smart Points: 9Plus Points: 8

Comments

  1. Hi Nancy ,
    This looks great . I have a question : About how many ounces of salami should I buy to equal two cups . In the photo it looks like white beans , maybe navy or great northern . Did you still use garbanzo beans ?
    I cant wait to try this .

  2. Ni Nancy ,
    Are there black olives in this ? Just trying to make sure that I have everything . We love antipasto .

  3. You can use any white bean such as garbanzo, cannellini, or navy. As far as the salami, just buy 1 package of Gallo reduced-fat salami. You’ll have plenty leftover and you can freeze it for another use.
    I hope you thoroughly enjoy this soup Robin!
    My very best wishes,
    Nancy

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