Chicken Tortellini Soup

Submitted by Heather Hinckley

1 cup carrots chopped
1/2 cup onion chopped
1/2 cup celery chopped
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
3 TB Margarine
3 TB all purpose flour
4 TB Soup base
10 Cups Water
1/3 cup Mushrooms ( I use 1 can)
1/4 t. black pepper
1 tsp parsley flakes
3 cup frozen Tortellini

1. In a large pot melt margarine and add flour.  Whisk and cook for 5 min over med heat stirring constantly.
2. Add soup base and water to pot.  Continue to wisk until combined.  Add Carrots, Celery, Onion and mushrooms to the stock and simmer until tender (20 min)
3. Add seasonigs to pot and Chicken.  Simmer until chicken is warm.
4. When soup is hot add frozen tortellini and cook until tender about 5 min.

Makes 8 1 1/2 cup Servings.

This is a good left over Chicken or Turkey soup.

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