Easy Tortellini Soup
Easy Tortellini Soup with sausage and spinach is a simple & delicious dinner that is ready in less than 30 minutes! Easy one-pot meal for busy weeknights.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 683kcal
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.
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Notes
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 683kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 1528mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g