Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup
This Italian sausage tortellini soup is loaded with flavorful sausage and cheesy pasta in an irresistible creamy tomato broth.
Equipment
- large soup pot
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Italian sausage see note
- ½ medium onion chopped finely
- 2 sticks celery chopped finely
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 can (28 ounce) diced tomatoes with juices
- ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 cups refrigerated cheese tortellini generous
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach optional
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the sausage meat to a large soup pot. Sauté over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, for 7-10 minutes, or until the sausage is browned all over.
- Take the sausage out of the pot and set it aside on a paper towel lined plate. Leave about a tablespoon of the fat in the pot (drain any excess).
- Add the onion and celery to the pot and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Add the flour and garlic and cook for a minute, stirring constantly.
- Slowly add the chicken broth and stir until the flour has completely dissolved.
- Add the canned tomatoes and Italian seasoning to the pot. Also add the sausage back in. Increase the heat to high and bring the soup to a gentle boil.
- Once it's boiling, add the tortellini and reduce the heat so it's gently simmering. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the cream and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Stir in the spinach and season with salt & pepper to taste.
Notes
For the sausages, anything around the 16 ounce/1 pound ballpark is fine - it doesn't need to be exact. You can either buy ground sausage meat or, if using whole sausages, take the meat out of the casings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowlCalories: 564kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 20gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 126mgSodium: 1511mgPotassium: 709mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1740IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 164mgIron: 4mg
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