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Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage & Spinach

Beth Briggs

Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage & Spinach

Cheese tortellini in a tomato & chicken broth with spinach (for health!)
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American, Italian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp neutral oil can use vegetable/canola or something like avocado oil
  • 1 pound ground Italian sausage
  • ½ cup onion white, yellow, green, whatever your heart desires
  • 1 tsp garlic can use fresh garlic, dehydrated garlic, or garlic powder.
  • 28 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 32 oz chicken or vegetable broth
  • 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 9 oz tortellini refrigerated recommended, but frozen is fine, may need to adjust cooking time
  • 2 cups fresh spinach, packed

Method
 

  1. Heat large, heavy bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Heat vegetable oil, add onion, salt & pepper to taste. Sauté until onions start to soften; approx 3-4 minutes.
  2. Add Italian sausage & garlic to pan, cooking until sausage is no longer pink; approx 4-5 minutes. Drain excess grease.
  3. Stir in crushed tomatoes, broth, basil, salt & pepper. Bring to a gentle boil, cover & reduce heat to low. Simmer 20 minutes.
    4. Ideally, keep covered and let cook on a low simmer. If you are concerned with burning, ok to take lid off to stir.
  4. Add tortellini & spinach. On a medium simmer, cook 5-10 minutes or until pasta is tender.
  5. Serve up and top with parmesan, if desired.
    6. Can add ½ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream to make the base a creamy soup

Notes

Inspired by : https://www.yellowblissroad.com/tortellini-soup-with-italian-sausage-spinach/