Enjoy a cozy, budget-friendly family dinner with creamy tortellini soup and pumpkin crescent rolls. This comfortable and easy to make meal is perfect for busy weekday nights and brings a warm autumn flavour to the table without breaking the bank.
This post is part of a $10 Dinner Ideas series brought to you by our team’s Bridget! Every week she shares ideas for easy, tasty, affordable family-friendly dinners. This is a very easy meal, costing less than $10, using everyday ingredients.
Creamy Torterini Soup and Pumpkin Crescent Roll
This week’s $10 dinner was inspired by a bag of cheese tortellini that I sell on Publix this week. And lots of butternut squash from our garden! If you can’t find a cheap tortellini, replace any kind of pasta with your favorite pasta, then serve a bowl of soup with shredded cheese. This would be a fairly even price exchange for what I paid for Tortellini!
Creamy Torterini Soup Dinner Menu:
- Creamy Torterini Soup Based on This recipe
- Pumpkin crescent moon
Pumpkin crescent ingredients:
1 pumpkin can(Aldi) – $1.32 (I used homemade butternut squash – it was free)
1 tablespoon of yeast (Sam’s Club) – $0.10
5 1/2 cup flour (Harris Teeter – $1.97 for 19 cups) – $0.57
7 T Butter(Aldi – $3.39 for 1 pound)– $0.74
4 t Sugar (Aldi – $2.86 for 4 pounds) – $0.07
Egg 2 (Aldi – $2.68 for $12) – $0.45
Salt, warm water
Total: $3.25 (Make 20 rolls)
Ingredients for Chicken Torterini Soup:
1 19 oz bag cheese tortellini (publix)* – $2.12
1 bag of frozen mixed vegetables (Aldi) – $0.95
9 cups of chicken soup (Aldi – I used 9 chicken bouillon cubes and 9 cups of water) – $0.60
2 cup diced remaining chicken (Aldi – 3/4 pounds for $2.49/lb) – $1.87
1/2 cup heavy whipped cream (Ardi – $4.99 for quart) – $0.62
*If you can’t find cheap, cheap tortellini, use your favorite pasta instead. Top fine cheese just before serving.
Total: $6.16 (services of 6 or more)
Dinner Total: $9.41
Cheap Torterini Soup and Pumpkin Crescent Roll Recipe:
1. Follow the instructions here to make a pumpkin crescent moon.
2. To make the soup, boil nine tablespoons of chicken soup in a large pot on the stove.
3. Add the mixed vegetables and diced chicken and bring to a gentle boil at medium height.
4. Add the tortellini pasta and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
5. Add heavy cream and cook for another 2 minutes.
6. Seasonal with salt and pepper.
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Pumpkin crescent moon
- 1 can pumpkin Aldi – $1.32 (I used homemade butternut squash – it was free)
- 1 A large spoon yeast Sam’s Club – $0.10
- 5 1/2 cup flour Harris Teeter – $1.97 for 19 cups – $0.57
- 7 A large spoon butter Aldi – $3.39 for pound – $0.74
- 4 A large spoon sugar Aldi – $2.86 for 4 pounds – $0.07
- 2 egg Aldi – 12 – $2.68 for $0.45
- salt
- Warm water
Torterini chicken soup
- 1 19 oz bag Cheese Torterini publix* – $2.12
- 1 bag Frozen mixed vegetables Aldi – $0.95
- 9 cup Chicken soup Aldi – I used 9 chicken bouillon cubes and 9 cups of water – $0.60
- 2 cup Dipped remaining chicken Aldi – 3/4 pounds for $2.49/lb – $1.87
- 1/2 cup Heavy whipped cream Aldi – $4.99 in Quotes – $0.62
Instructions
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Follow the linked direction to make a pumpkin crescent moon.
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To make the soup, boil the chicken soup in a large pot on the stove in 9 cups.
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Add the mixed vegetables and diced chicken and bring to a gentle boil on medium height.
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Add the tortellini and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
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Add heavy cream and cook for another 2 minutes.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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A soup is served with a squash crescent roll on the side. enjoy!
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