Dad's Fabulous SOUP

DAD's FABULOUS and EASY tortellini soup
So when you're at the store and see that package of dried tortellini and think, dagnabbit, another night of pasta and sauce in front of the tv!  This recipe will shake up your world and generate good, warm and fuzzy thoughts throughout your week!! Why, you'll probably be making batches of the stuff for the whole neighborhood by the end of the week! We recommend sliced, fresh basil - tip toe on over to that weird guy's garden on the corner, and grab a few stems tonight - he'll never know. Just send him a Christmas card next year. Note: make sure it's BASIL and not the poisonous boil-inducing stinging nettle plant which looks almost identical to basil...
This is a good, quick dinner item that my dad invented while living on his own as a rent-a-doc:
E A S Y (as long as you're not covered in cold compresses at the hospital because you picked a plant that was definitely NOT basil):

TORTELLINI SOUP SERVES 4-6

1 T butter
4 cloves garlic—minced
2 14 ½ oz. cans chicken broth
1 14 ½ oz. can stewed or chopped tomato
1 9 oz. pkg. of cheese tortellini
½ pkg. frozen or fresh spinach, stemmed
6-leaves fresh basil or 1 tsp. dried
Grated parmesan cheese

Melt butter and sauté garlic 2 min.
Stir in chicken broth and pasta and bring to boil.
Reduce heat.
Add ¼ c. parmesan cheese.
Simmer until pasta is done ~5 min.
Stir in tomatoes, basil, and spinach.
Simmer 2 minutes and serve.
Pass more parmesan cheese.