Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup
A simple creamy soup with sausage, vegetables and cheese tortellini.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage mild
- 1/2 cup onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup carrots thinly sliced
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 cups cheese tortellini frozen or fresh
- 2 cups baby spinach chopped
- 14.5 ounce can petite diced tomatoes drain well
- 3 14.5 ounce cans chicken broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 1/4 cup flour
Instructions
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In a large stock pot, crumble cook ground sausage.
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When cooked through, remove sausage from the pan with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl. Set aside.
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Leaving grease from the sausage in the bottom of the stock pot, add diced onion and sliced carrots. Cook until nearly tender-12-15 minutes.
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Next, add minced garlic and flour. Stir and cook for one more minute.
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Add chicken broth, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, dry mustard and heavy cream. Bring to a boil and then, lower the heat to simmer the soup.
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Add tortellini and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
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When carrots are desired tenderness, add drained diced tomatoes and chopped spinach.
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Heat to wilt spinach.
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Serve with freshly grated parmesan, if desired. Enjoy with some delicious bread.
