Creamy Spinach and Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage
Equipment
- 1 large pot or dutch oven
- 1 wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 lb italian sausage
- 20 oz 3 cheese tortellini
- 10-20 oz fresh spinach
- 20 oz tomatoes and green chilies (rotel)
- 32 oz chicken broth
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tsp italian seasoning
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp grated parmesan
Instructions
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, brown the Italian sausage over medium-high heat.
- Once the sausage is nicely browned, add the chicken broth, tomato sauce, and tomatoes with green chilies.
- Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Add the cheesy tortellini to the boiling soup. Be mindful of the cooking time indicated on the fresh pasta package to avoid overcooking but usually this takes roughly 10 minutes.
- Season with Italian seasoning, a pinch of salt, and black pepper.
- Once the tortellini is fully cooked, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer the soup.
- Add in the fresh spinach.
- Allow to simmer until spinach shrinks and softens.
- Stir in the heavy cream.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and top each with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
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