One thing that really works for me is to have some ‘Go To’ recipes, that I can turn to when time is short! For me, these are recipes that use pantry ingredients, go together quickly and are popular with my crew. I try to keep the ingredients for these recipes in my pantry/freezer at all times. When I make one of them, I just add the ingredients to my shopping list for replacement. The one that is probably the kids’ favorite is Tortellini Soup, it’s so easy, it’s not even a real recipe. Cook dry tortellini until done, add to chicken broth that has been heated. If you have some chicken (I use canned, if it’s all I have) and fresh spinach- terrific! If not, it’s still pretty good!
Ingredients:
The Soup: tastes better than it looks 
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I like putting spinach into soups – for some reason it seems to up its culinary points – like I had to go to cooking school to know that. I like Thyme for that same reason. It tastes great in so many things and when using it as a fresh herb it looks almost exotic! lol
Your soup certainly is a quick and easy meal – I’m going to try it! Thanks so much.
Kristin
These kinds of recipes are total lifesavers! Thank you for sharing yours…we love tortellini and Husband and I like spinach…kiddos not so much but they will eat it. This is now on my ‘go to’ recipe list!
I love Tortellini soup!!!! I put Carribean(spelling) Beans in and balsalmic Vinegar in as well. I have not tried adding Spinach! I will try that next time.. Thanks for the idea!!!