Sausage Tortellini Soup
This sausage tortellini soup is made with cheese tortellini, Italian sausage and just a few other simple ingredients simmered in a creamy tomato broth.
Ingredients
- 15 oz bag Cheese Tortellini
- 2 tbs Olive Oil
- 1 large White or Yellow Onion, chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic, chopped
- 1 lb Ground Sweet Italian Sausage
- 3 cups Vegetable or Chicken Broth
- 28 oz can Crushed Tomatoes
- 2 cups Fresh Spinach, rinsed and cleaned
- ½ cup Heavy Cream
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 2 tbs Italian Seasoning
- 1 tbs Garlic Powder
Instructions
- First, in a large stock pot, sauté the onion in a little bit of olive oil and lightly season it with salt and pepper.
- Then, add the sausage and break it into small pieces using a wooden spoon. Just before the sausage is browned completely, stir in the chopped garlic.
- Now add the vegetable broth and crushed tomatoes. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning and stir it all together.
- Next add the spinach in in bunches. Stir it until the spinach is wilted.
- After that, add the heavy cream and parmesan cheese. Stir everything together and let the soup cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- Finally, add in the cheese tortellini. Once the tortellini are plum and have floated to the surface the soup is done.
- Taste, and re-season it if needed. Let it cool slightly and enjoy!