Creamy Ham, Bean, and Tortellini Soup

Name: Creamy Ham, Bean, and Tortellini Soup
Total time: 45
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter; 1 small onion, chopped; 2 carrots, peeled and sliced; 2 stalks celery, sliced; 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 6 cups chicken broth; 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained; 2 cups cubed fully cooked ham; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning; ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 8 ounces frozen four-cheese tortellini; ¼ cup half-and-half; freshly grated Parmesan cheese to taste; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, or to taste

Recipe by Soup Loving Nicole from allrecipes.com

Dinner 45 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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3 tablespoons butter
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1 small onion, chopped
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2 carrots, peeled and sliced
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2 stalks celery, sliced
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4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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6 cups chicken broth
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2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained
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2 cups cubed fully cooked ham

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2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
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1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
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½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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8 ounces frozen four-cheese tortellini
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¼ cup half-and-half
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freshly grated Parmesan cheese to taste
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, or to taste

Instructions

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.
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.
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.