what the heck - another item there is never enough of around our house...Tortellini en Brodo.

This is a traditional holiday/special anytime meal in our family. My grandmother served the tortellini as a first course - followed by her Rosemary baked Chicken with potatoes.

We serve the tortellini with a green salad and call that the meal. You have more room for the tortellini that way!

I's very simple...cook an appropriate amount of tortellini in a good chicken broth per the package instructions for cooking in water using about half the amount of broth as you would water. Do not drain. Serve in soup bowls with as much freshly grated parmesian/romano/favorite grating cheese as you prefer.

Please - don't use the dried ones *shudder*. And this is better using a tortellini with a non-cheese filling, as you are going to be adding cheese.

at thanksgiving I serve with a salad and dressing made according to the directions in the "Salad song"