CHEESE TORTELLINI IN CURRIED COCONUT MILK

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We love this when coming home from work on a cold and rainy day, of which we have many in Vancouver, BC. It adds your favorite comfort foods - soup and pasta - together in an exotic combination! We serve it with bread sticks or garlic bread.

Provided by Damaris Kazor

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Noodle Soup Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (9 ounce) package cheese tortellini
1 tablespoon butter
1 shallot, minced
1 tablespoon curry powder, or to taste
1 ½ cups vegetable broth
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
1 tomato, chopped
2 pickled jalapeno pepper slices, minced
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; stir in tortellini and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
  • Heat butter over medium heat in a saucepan; stir in shallot and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add curry powder; cook and stir until a paste forms, about 1 minute.
  • Pour vegetable broth into curry paste mixture. Stir until curry is dissolved, about 1 minute; bring to a boil. Slowly pour in coconut milk; adjust heat to return soup to a simmer.
  • Stir tomato and jalapeno into soup, simmer 5 minutes more. Stir tortellini into soup; season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 450.5 calories, Carbohydrate 38.7 g, Cholesterol 35.7 mg, Fat 29.9 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 23.2 g, Sodium 458.7 mg, Sugar 4.1 g

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