Easy Tortellini Soup
Easy Tortellini Soup with sausage and spinach is a simple and delicious dinner that is ready in less than 30 minutes! Easy one-pot meal for busy weeknights.
This winter chill has me craving soup like crazy. We’ve been having Italian Gnocchi Soup and My Mom’s Homemade Chicken & Dumplings on a regular rotation and this Easy Tortellini Soup with sausage and spinach is always a favorite.
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Ingredients Needed For Creamy Tortellini Soup Recipe
- Sweet Italian Sausage or hot Italian Sausage if you want a spicy soup.
- Fresh Garlic
- Sweet Red Pepper
- Chicken Broth
- Refrigerated or Frozen Cheese-Filled Tortellini
- Fresh Baby Spinach
- Heavy Cream or Whole Milk
- Corn Starch
- Red pepper flakes, optional
Step-By-Step Directions for Easy Tortellini Soup
- Brown Italian sausage in a Dutch oven or a Large Pot.
- Add minced garlic and diced red pepper, cook 5 minutes.
- Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil.
- Stir in tortellini and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add spinach, cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Add minced garlic and diced red pepper, cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Continue to stir until soup has thickened slightly.
- Sprinkle with red pepper flakes if desired.
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Serve Tortellini soup with easy garlic bread and a garden salad for a perfect meal that everyone will love.
Recipe Notes and Variations for Tortellini Soup
- Add-Ins: Dice a medium onion and sauté with red peppers. Kale can be substituted for spinach if that is what you have on hand.
- Protein Variations: Use lean ground beef along with Italian seasoning if you don’t have pork sausage on hand. Cooked chicken also makes a wonderful cheese tortellini soup.
- Garnish Ideas for Tortellini Soup: Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, fresh basil or fresh parsley.
- Storage: Store leftover soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.
- Reheat: Cook soup in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until heated through.
Why You Will Love this Creamy Tortellini Soup Recipe
- Healthy Dinner Idea: Spinach and sweet red peppers add great nutrients to this hearty soup including folate, vitamin B6, vitamin C plus antioxidants. I have trouble getting my family to love vegetables and soup is the perfect way to sneak them in without complaints.
- Quick and Easy Recipe: Total cooking time for this easy soup is 30 minutes so it is great for any night of the week.
More Tortellini Recipes You Will Love
- Tomato Tortellini Soup is made with chicken, spinach and cheese tortellini in a hearty tomato broth is one of our the best soup recipes and it’s a great option for busy days.
- Fried Tortellini might be my favorite appetizers. It’s one of our favorite things to dip in Peppercorn Ranch or pizza sauce and it’s sure to steal the show at any game day party.
- Easy Cheese Tortellini with Meat Sauce is the perfect weeknight dinner made with ground beef, tomato sauce, fresh cheese tortellini, spinach tortellini or your favorite dry tortellini.
- Chicken & Mushroom Tortellini Bake is delicious comfort food casserole that is so simple to make. Serve it up with crusty bread for an easy dinner.
I’m still the worst at meal planning, so when I can get dinner on the table in 30 minutes, I’m a happy camper. This Easy Tortellini Soup just has a few ingredients but it tastes like you were in the kitchen all day!
Leftovers are rare at our house. Like most soups, this Easy Tortellini Soup just gets better the next day. A great soup to make on the weekend and enjoy for lunch throughout the week.
If you are looking for an easy dinner to change up the weekly meal plan, this Easy Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage and spinach is a comfort food winner.
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Easy Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet Italian Sausage
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 cup diced sweet red pepper
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 16 ounce package refrigerated or frozen cheese tortellini
- 4 oz fresh baby spinach coarsely chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream or whole milk
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- Brown Italian sausage in a Dutch oven or large soup pot.
- Add minced garlic and diced red pepper, cook 5 minutes.
- Stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil.
- Next, add tortellini and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add spinach, cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Mix cream or milk with corn starch and whisk into soup.
- Continue to stir until soup has slightly thickened.
- Sprinkle with red pepper flakes if desired.
Made this dish exactly as printed. It was absolutely delicious
Hi John,
I am so glad you tried it and enjoyed it. Thanks for letting me know.
~Milisa
Temperatures would be helpful. I mostly guessed. Luckily it turned out well, but details are important.
Have made this so many times, it is one our favorite. Thank you Missy.
I’m so glad y’all are enjoying it!
~ Milisa