Italian Sausage & Tortellini Soup
Italian sausage, veggies, and cheese are in this comforting soup. It will warm your soul on a chilly day!
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 1 (32 oz) carton vegetable broth
- 2 (14.5 oz) cans Italian style diced tomatoes
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 (20 oz) package tortellini
- 4 oz spinach leaves
- shredded mozzarella and parmesan cheese to taste
Instructions
- Brown 1 lb of Italian sausage.
- Add carton of vegetable broth, 2 cans of Italian style diced tomatoes, and one block of cream cheese. Simmer on low until cream cheese is melted, stirring occasionally.
- Add package of uncooked tortellini and fresh spinach leaves. Simmer on a low boil until the tortellini is cooked, about 15 minutes.
- Top individual bowls with shredded mozzarella and/or parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
Notes
- If you can, buy Italian sausage fresh (or as fresh as you can) from the meat counter at your grocery store as opposed to in a packaged tube.
- Cook in a Dutch oven if you have one.
- If you don't use fresh Italian sausage and Italian style diced tomatoes, season soup heavily with Italian seasoning.
- I use refrigerated tortellini which can be found in the dairy section of most grocery stores. My favorite brand is Buitoni and my go-to flavor is "Three Cheese Tortellini" but any flavor will be great.
- You can use chicken broth instead of vegetable broth if you want.
- I like to remove the stems from my spinach. This is an optional step! Add as much or as little spinach as you want.
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