Tortellini Soup with Lemon and Dill {Recipe}

Finally, a recipe post! It's been quite some time since I've shared a recipe and this one has been years in the making. 

Tortellini Soup with Lemon and Dill is comforting, warm, delicious, and makes a lot of soup. It's best served with garlic bread and shared with many friends or relatives. You are going to LOVE it.

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Five years, and five winters ago, I moved from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Seattle, Washington... in November. Then, now, and for every cold and rainy winter, my winter wish list consists of soft blankets, tall socks and good boots, snow on Christmas, hot cups of coffee, and bowls and bowls of soup.

This is my absolute favorite soup recipe. I've made it at least 20 times and have changed it up over the years to make it just right. It's damn near perfect now! The key ingredients are, as you might guess, the tortellini, dill, and lemon. Feel free to add and remove veggies to your liking, just be sure there are a TON. The cheesy tortellini float around like rafts on a warm summer lake (OMG clearly I love summer and just want it in this bowl!) and the lemon and dill add so much brightness and flavor. 

It's so easy to make, just be sure to keep those tortellini separate if you're not eating it all at once. I've made this for friends many times, for my husband and I at least once a month in the winter, and my favorite instance - after snowboarding all day!

​Please enjoy this lovely soup on your favorite cold wintery day. It would make a perfect lunch on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day between cookies and hot cocoas!

Tortellini Soup with Lemon and Dill

If you follow Figs and Flights on Instagram (won't you, please?) you know that the search for the best photo of this soup on IG stories was an inconclusive one. Since none of us could decide on the best one, I went ahead and used all of the photos of this killer soup.

Feel free to top your Tortellini Soup with Lemon and Dill with even more dill!

Tortellini Soup with Lemon and Dill {Recipe}

This recipe makes 6 - 8 meal sized servings or 10+ small bowls

Ingredients:
5 carrots
1 yellow onion
3 celery stalks
1 fennel bulb
4 cloves of garlic
1 lemon
​Fresh dill (anywhere from 1 Tablespoon to a whole handful)
2 cups of frozen peas
20 ounces of cheese tortellini
10 cups (40 ounces) of stock***
Olive oil or butter
Salt and pepper

***A note about stock: Use any type of stock or even a combination of stock and water. I use 2 - 32 oz boxes (aka 8 cups) of vegetable stock + 2 cups of water, plus 1 tablespoon of instant vegetable base powder or vegetable bouillon.

Also needed:
2 pots, one should be large enough for 10 cups of liquid + tons of other veggies

Directions:

Prep your veggies:
Peel and slice the carrots
Slice the celery
Chop the onion, fennel, and garlic, setting the garlic aside
Finely chop the dill
​Zest the lemon, then cut it in half for juicing later

In the bigger pot over medium high heat, add 1-2 Tablespoons of olive oil or butter. Toss in the carrots, celery, onions, and fennel, adding salt and pepper to taste. Cook the veggies, stirring often, for about 8 to 10 minutes, until they're soft and the onions are visibly starting to brown. Add the garlic to the veggies and cook another 2 to 3 minutes more, stirring to incorporate.  

Once the garlic is cooked and fragrant add the broth (and water and/or vegetable base or bouillon) and turn the heat down to medium-low. Let the broth and veggies simmer for 15 to 20 minutes more. About five minutes before you're ready to eat, add the frozen peas.

Cook the tortellini according to the package directions. Drain and set them aside until you're ready to eat. If you're saving some soup for later, continue to keep those tortellini separate because they will break down if stored in the broth. 

When it's time to eat, add the dill, lemon zest, and lemon juice to the broth. Distribute the tortellini in each bowl before pouring the soup on top. Top with additional dill and/or lemon, if you'd like. Trust me, you should!

Additional lemon is also a great addition to this Tortellini Soup with Lemon and Dill

As a non-meat eater, I've found it really hard to find a chicken noodle soup replacement that includes noodles, a ton of veggies, and clear broth. This soup is just what I needed. 

Oh you didn't notice there wasn't any meat until now? I thought so! If you NEED meat, there are plenty of tortellini filled with chicken and I'd guess that tiny little meatballs would be great alongside the tortellini. 

Happy December, I hope this soup warms you - body and soul!

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