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Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup

Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup

This Italian sausage tortellini soup is a creamy and delicious meal featuring flavorful sausage and cheesy pasta.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6 cups
Calories 564 kcal

Equipment

  • large soup pot

Ingredients
  

Meat

  • 16 ounces Italian sausage see note

Vegetables

  • 0.5 medium onion chopped finely
  • 2 sticks celery chopped finely
  • 3-4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 cups fresh baby spinach optional

Liquids

  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes with juices
  • 1 cup heavy/whipping cream

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 0.25 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Pasta

  • 2 cups refrigerated cheese tortellini generous

Instructions
 

Cooking Steps

  • 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. This recipe is also in chapter 5 of the Salt & Lavender: Everyday Essentials hardcover cookbook.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 564kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 20gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 126mgSodium: 1511mgPotassium: 709mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1740IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 164mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Italian Cuisine, Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup, Sausage Tortellini Soup, soup
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