Tortellini Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 (14 1/2 oz.) cans chicken broth
1 (9 oz.) pkg. cheese tortellini
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
1/2 bunch spinach, stemmed
6 fresh basil leaves, chopped or 1 tsp. dried
salt and pepper
additional grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Melt butter in heavy saucepan over medium heat.
Add garlic and saute 2 minutes.
Stir in broth and tortellini.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat.
Mix in 1/4 cup Parmesan.
Season with salt and pepper.
Simmer until tortellini are just tender, about 5 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes, spinach and basil into soup.
Simmer 2 minutes.
Serve with extra Parmesan.