Tortellini in Prodo: Light Italian Cuisine

Updated: 05.03.2022 – 14:38

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Tortellini in Prodo: Light Italian Cuisine


So simple and so light - yet so good: try the tortellini at prodo.

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So simple and so light – yet so good: try the tortellini at prodo.

There are also light dishes in Italian cuisine that are also a real treat for the soul. Best example: these gorgeous tortellini in prodo. a poem!

Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 kilo beef soup
  • 2 liters of water
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 celery
  • 2 onions
  • 1 leek
  • 1 bay leaf
  • parsley
  • zaatar
  • 1 clove
  • some pepper
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 400g tortellini (from the refrigerated section)

Preparation time:

  • 40 minutes (including cooking time)

This is how it is done:


  1. The first thing to do is prepare the broth. To do this, put the meat broth in a large saucepan and cover it with 2 liters of cold water. Boil it all and then peel it.
  2. Meanwhile, peel the carrots, celery, and onions and roughly chop them. Wash the leeks, remove the ends and cut them into rings. Add all the vegetables to the pot along with the herbs and spices. Cover it halfway with a lid and leave it on medium heat for two hours.
  3. Then remove the soup from the stove and let it cool slightly. Strain the soup into another saucepan through a sieve lined with a clean kitchen towel to filter out any fat and other ingredients.
  4. Place the saucepan with clear stock on top and allow the tortellini to simmer in the stock according to package directions. Season if necessary – over!


advice: Our tortellini in brodo is especially delicious if you sprinkle freshly grated Parmesan over the soup before serving. Simply heavenly!


Want more tortellini from your soup pot? Then we recommend the delicious turbot tortellini soup with ground beef. And if you’d like to try a German version of the above recipe instead, we recommend Swabian Maultaschen in broth. We’ve rounded up several recipe ideas for delicious soups with very few calories in the gallery:

And so that nothing goes wrong during cooking, in the video we will tell you about the mistakes that you should definitely avoid.



You can find more great recipes for soups on our topic page. We also have a lot of Italian recipes ready for you.



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