Recipes and Cooking Make-Ahead Pepper and Basil Tortellini Soup 4.7 (3) Add your rating & review By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 29, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Andy Lyons Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Total Time: 40 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 6 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 14.5 ounce can Italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained 1 ¼ cup water 1 9 ounce package refrigerated three cheese-filled tortellini 1 cup chopped red and/or yellow sweet peppers (2 small) ⅓ cup snipped fresh basil 1 14.5 ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth Salt Grated Parmesan cheese (optional) Directions In a 1-gallon freezer bag combine tomatoes, the water, tortellini, sweet peppers, and basil. Squeeze air from bag, seal, and freeze for up to 1 month. To serve, in a large saucepan bring broth to boiling; add frozen ingredients. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 20 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt. If desired, top each serving with Parmesan cheese. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 241 Calories 4g Fat 39g Carbs 12g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 241 % Daily Value * Total Fat 4g 5% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 24mg 8% Sodium 828mg 36% Total Carbohydrate 39g 14% Total Sugars 8g Protein 12g Vitamin C 58.6mg 293% Calcium 143mg 11% Iron 2.8mg 16% Potassium 177mg 4% Folate, total 22.6mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.