Holiday Tortellini Soup

I don't know what the weather is like where you live, but where I am it is FREEZING and SNOWING! It has snowed so much in the last month that EC and I had to break down and finally buy studded snow tires. It snowed so much that instead of having me come into the office where I usually work, located 11 miles away, they had me work at the local office 2 miles away. It has snowed so much that they closed my office early so we could get home safe. Flights from the local airport have been cancelled/delayed. And top things off, they don't believe in salting the roads where I live. So, they plow, and then they lay down gravel. So the roads end up being something akin to a sheet of ice with little marbles on it. And the people here still don't slow down. I have seen too many cars and trucks fishtailing around in the road recently. They are already almost out of money to plow the roads and it is only January, sigh.
But on the positive note, Taste of Home didn't realize until it was too late that I had cancelled my subscription to their magazine, so they sent me an extra one that had a yummy soup recipe in it! And the cure for all things cold weather is good soup. This was our first experience with Tortellini and EC loved it so much that he wanted me to make my own Tortellini. But I have decided that after trying to make Pad Thai and Steak Gorgonzola Alfredo that there are some things that I just shouldn't make, and I think Tortellini may be on that list.

Holiday Tortellini Soup
From Taste of Home

2 T olive oil
2 oz bacon, finely diced
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (49 1/2 oz.) chicken broth
2 t Italian seasoning
1 package (9 oz.) cheese tortellini
1 can (28 oz.) crushed tomatoes in puree
8 oz. fresh spinach, rinsed, stemmed, and chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
1 c freshly shredded Parmesan cheese

Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add bacon, cook until crisp. Add onion; cook 3-4 minutes or until soft. Add garlic; cook 1 more minute. Add broth and Italian seasoning; bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook tortellini according to package directions; drain. Add cooked tortellini to soup mixture. Stir in tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes. Add spinach and cook just until wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with cheese.