Sausage Tortellini Soup
Created by Linky on September 15, 2023
- Servings: 4-6
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 25m
- Recipe #41605
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage, hot or mild
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 1 pinch cayenne, optional
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 cup heavy cream or 1/2 and 1/2
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups kale, chopped (can sub spinach)
- 2 cups tortellini, just under 10 oz. (refrigerated or frozen)
- Salt, to taste
How to Make
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Step 1: Remove the casings from the sausage if you purchased links.
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Step 2: Cook and crumble the sausage and diced onions over medium-high heat until the onions are softened and the sausage is cooked through, 8-10 minutes.
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Step 3: Drain grease.
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Step 4: Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
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Step 5: Add the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes to remove the raw flour taste.
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Step 6: Add basil, oregano, cayenne, hot sauce, mustard powder, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
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Step 7: Stir to combine.
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Step 8: Add the chicken broth and scrape the bottom of the pot.
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Step 9: Slowly stir in the cream or 1/2 and 1/2. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer.
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Step 10: Add the kale (or spinach) and tortellini and simmer for 3-5 minutes. (or longer depending on tortellini's package directions)
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Step 11: Taste the soup and add salt if necessary.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (544.9 g)
- Calories 630.3
- Total Fat - 35 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.5 g
- Cholesterol - 164.7 mg
- Sodium - 1528.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 37.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.9 g
- Sugars - 2 g
- Protein - 41.9 g
- Calcium - 194.4 mg
- Iron - 5.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 44.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg