Name: Meatball Tortellini Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium yellow onion (diced); 4 garlic cloves (minced); 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 2 carrots (diced; about 1 cup); 2 celery stocks (diced; about 1 cup); 5 cups Zoup! Beef Bone Broth; 1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes; 3/4 cup milk (whole preferred); 1 10-ounce package cheese tortellini (frozen or thawed); 1 10-ounce package frozen mini meatballs or regular meatballs (frozen or thawed); 1/3 cup grated or shredded parmesan cheese (plus more for the topping)

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This cozy Meatball Tortellini Soup is made in less than 30 minutes and is filled with savory Italian flavors the whole family will love. We use Zoup! Beef Bone Broth to add extra protein, flavor, and nutrients.

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meatball tortellini soup

Meatball Tortellini Soup is the easiest soup to make and loaded with vegetables, protein from the mini Italian meatballs, and cheesy tortellini that makes this soup extra hearty. The base of this soup is made with a savory tomato parmesan broth made with parmesan cheese, diced tomatoes, and Zoup! Beef Bone Broth that gives this soup a nutrition boost.

This hearty soup can be whipped up in less than 30 minutes and perfect on busy weeknights, cold days, and anytime you’re craving a bowl of comfort. It’s made in one pot and the flavors are so bold it will taste like the soup has been simmering for hours!

We make this soup on repeat now and once my family tried it I knew I would be adding it to our dinner rotation. I love serving it with crusty sourdough or French bread and my kids love dunking the bread in the broth, so delicious and nutritious 🙂

Other tortellini recipes to try is my Pesto Tortellini Salad and Spinach Artichoke Tortellini Salad (both take minutes to make).

Meatball Tortellini Soup with fresh parmesan cheese on top/

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Made in one pot so it’s easy to prep and cleanup.

The whole family will love this easy dinner and it’s perfect for a busy or chilly night.

It’s a great way to get dinner on the table fast with less than 30 minutes to make from start to finish.

Made with Zoup! Beef Bone Broth so it’s packed with nutrients and flavor.

Flavor packed from the savory broth, meatballs and tortellini.

Mini meatballs and tortellini on a soup.

key ingredients

Zoup! Beef Bone Broth: Provides a depth of rich flavors and easily adds a boost of simmered-all day taste. Zoup! also has chicken broth, veggie broth, and chicken bone broth that can be used instead. You can find Zoup! products through Instacart, and online at Zoup!, Walmart, and Amazon. Use code 20ZOUPKATH to get 20% off your first Zoup! purchase on Amazon (good through 3/26/25).
Mini Pre-cooked Meatballs: Use store bought Italian meatballs or make your own mini meatballs from scratch. The meatballs can also be regular sized meatballs but it will be harder to get an even distribution of meatballs in each serving. It’s best if the meatballs are a similar size as the tortellini or smaller.
Onion: Use a white onion or yellow onion.
Garlic: Fresh garlic is best as opposed to using the jarred garlic.
Seasonings: Salt, black pepper and Italian seasoning.
Diced tomatoes: You need one can. You could also use crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce but the chunkiness of the tomatoes goes well with the soup.
Parmesan cheese: Used in the soup to flavor the broth and we add extra parmesan cheese on top to garnish. Use grated or shredded parmesan cheese.
Cheese tortellini: Store-bought tortellini works best in this recipe. You could usually find fresh tortellini near the cheese aisle in the refrigerator at just about any grocery store. I used cheese filled, but you could use any filled tortellini flavor. You could also use frozen tortellini or dried tortellini but the cooking time may vary.

Ingredients to make Meatball Tortellini Soup.

how to make meatball tortellini soup recipe

Sauté onion: Heat a large soup pot , large pot, or Dutch oven to medium heat. Add olive oil and onion. Sauté for a few minutes until the onion is translucent.

Sauté garlic: Add garlic and sauté for a few more minutes until fragrant.

Simmer soup and cook vegetables: Add seasonings, carrots, celery, Zoup! Bone Broth, and diced tomatoes. Stir and cover soup with lid and simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are softened.

Cook tortellini and serve: Add milk, tortellini, mini meatballs, and parmesan cheese to the simmering broth. Let simmer with the lid off until tortellini is cooked and meatballs are warmed, for a couple of minutes. Top with more grated parmesan cheese and fresh parsley (optional) enjoy!

How to make mini meatball soup with tortellini.

why you’ll love Zoup! bone broth

Provides the best flavors to recipes because it’s kettle cooked in small batches for the most complex, yet balanced flavor and homemade taste.

The jars are packaged in recyclable and reusable glass jars.

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The products were created by the team behind Zoup! Eatery (now Z!Eats), which served soup to customers for over two decades. They offer a wide range of products, from Culinary Concentrates™, gourmet broth bases available in chicken, beef and savory vegan, plus super-premium, and shelf-stable soups that come in nine flavor-forward recipes, like Chicken Potpie and Butternut Squash with Brown Butter and Sage. There’s something for everyone to love and enjoy.

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Zoup! Bone Broth and tortellini soup with mini meatballs.

recipe tips

Add spice: Add a couple splashes of your favorite hot sauce or add a teaspoon or two of chili powder or cayenne pepper.
Cutting the veggies: Make sure all the vegetables are cut the same size. I like to dice them all to get small-sized pieces in each bite.
This soup is on the chunkier side so feel free to add more bone broth or beef broth.

variations

Pasta alternative: If you didn’t want to use pasta, you could swap it for diced potatoes.
Extra creamy: Add a splash of heavy cream.
Thicker soup: If you want your soup on the thicker side, whisk in 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of water and add it to the broth.
Shred your own cheese= an extra cheesy soup: This will enhance the creaminess. Pre-shredded cheese is covered with an anti-caking agent so the cheese won’t melt as well.
Bread: Serve the soup with French bread, canned or homemade biscuits, croutons, crusty garlic bread, garlic knots, or dinner rolls.

A cozy bowl of soup with mini meatballs and tortellini made with bone broth.

leftovers & storage

To-store: Store any leftover Meatball Tortellini Soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. When ready to reheat, place in the microwave to warm.

To-freeze: Place cooled soup in an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw on the counter for a few hours or place in the refrigerator overnight.

To-reheat: Reheat leftovers in the microwave or a small saucepan. You may have to add a splash of broth to add extra broth since the tortellini can absorb the broth.