- Melt the butter and add the onion. Cook until tender.
- Add the garlic and red pepper flakes, and cook until fragrant. This shoul take about a minute.
- Add the flour and cook for another minute.
- Add the broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, and tortellini, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the tortellini is tender. About 10 minutes.
- Add the parmesan, let it melt, add the spinach, let it wilt, add the cream, season with salt & pepper to taste, remove from heat before adding the basil.
You have a few options here too.
Option 1: Puree the diced tomatoes. I did half of the can and kept the other half fully diced.
Option 2: You could add chicken or Italian sausage.
Option 3: You could use basil pesto instead of fresh basil. I did not use either because... I forgot.
