Beat Those Winter Blues

Katerina Caban/The Mirror

There’s no doubt that it has been absolutely freezing since the start of the spring semester. It’s funny to even think that we are in the “spring” semester because the likes of warm weather are still an agonizingly long 6 weeks away. We must do whatever we can to keep warm, and soldier though yet another snowstorm. To do this I make soup, all kinds of soup in fact. Nothing beats a steaming bowl when the temperature dips below freezing outside.

This recipe is a Martha adaptation. I made it during the crazy snowstorm (Snow? On the beach? Really?) for my housemate from California who is understandably not accustomed to this climate. Of all the recipes I have ever posted, this is honestly one of the easiest to make. The soup comes together in under 20 minutes meaning you will be comfy-cozy in no time

Tortellini Soup

Ingredients:

2 cups chicken stock (or broth)

2 cups Water

1 bay leaf

1 lb cheese tortellini

3 cups spinach

Salt and pepper

1 cup parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Combine stock, water and bay leaf in pot over medium heat, bring to a boil.
2. Once boiling, add tortellini and spinach. Cook until tortellini floats to the top, 5 minutes.
3. Remove bay leaf and season with salt and pepper. Distribute amongst 4 bowls and evenly sprinkle parmesan cheese over each bowl.
4. ENJOY!!!