Name: Creamy Ham, Bean, and Tortellini Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Butter - 3 tablespoons; Onion, chopped - 1 small; Carrots, peeled and sliced - 2; Celery, sliced - 2 stalks; All-purpose flour - 4 tablespoons; Chicken broth - 6 cups; Cannellini beans, drained - 2 (15 ounce) cans; Cubed fully cooked ham - 2 cups; Dijon mustard - 2 tablespoons; Italian seasoning - 1 tablespoon; Crushed red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon; Frozen four-cheese tortellini - 8 ounces; Half-and-half - ¼ cup; Freshly grated Parmesan cheese to taste - ¼ cup; Chopped fresh parsley, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

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10 min.

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Ingredients for - Creamy Ham, Bean, and Tortellini Soup

1. Butter - 3 tablespoons

2. Onion, chopped - 1 small

3. Carrots, peeled and sliced - 2

4. Celery, sliced - 2 stalks

5. All-purpose flour - 4 tablespoons

6. Chicken broth - 6 cups

7. Cannellini beans, drained - 2 (15 ounce) cans

8. Cubed fully cooked ham - 2 cups

9. Dijon mustard - 2 tablespoons

10. Italian seasoning - 1 tablespoon

11. Crushed red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon

12. Frozen four-cheese tortellini - 8 ounces

13. Half-and-half - ¼ cup

14. Freshly grated Parmesan cheese to taste - ¼ cup

15. Chopped fresh parsley, or to taste - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Creamy Ham, Bean, and Tortellini Soup

1. Stage

Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add carrots and celery and cook an additional 2 minutes. Sprinkle flour over mixture and cook 2 more minutes.

2. Stage

Mix chicken broth, cannellini beans, ham, Dijon mustard, Italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper flakes into the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

3. Stage

Add tortellini and cook 5 minutes. Stir in half-and-half and turn stove off. Let soup sit for 5 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.