Sausage Tortellini Soup
Creamy and flavorful, this sausage tortellini soup is a one-pot wonder perfect for chilly nights or quick weeknight dinners.
Equipment
- - Large soup pot
- - Cutting board
- - Chef’s knife
- Measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- - 12 oz Italian sausage spicy or mild
- - 1 tbsp olive oil
- - 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- - 1 tsp smoked or regular paprika
- - 1 large sweet potato peeled and cubed
- - 5 cloves garlic minced
- - ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- - 1 tbsp tomato paste
- - 6 cups water or chicken broth
- - 8 oz three-cheese tortellini refrigerated
- - 4 oz fresh spinach
- - ½ cup heavy cream
- - 4 tbsp fresh thyme
- - Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a pot. Add sausage, cook until browned. Drain grease.
- Add sweet potatoes, garlic, red pepper flakes, and tomato paste.
- Pour in water or broth. Simmer covered for 15 minutes.
- Add tortellini. Cook covered for 8–10 minutes.
- Stir in spinach and remove from heat. Mix in cream.
- Season with salt and top with fresh thyme.
Notes
- Use broth for more flavor
- Swap sweet potato with carrots or squash
- Stir cream in off the heat to prevent curdling
- Swap sweet potato with carrots or squash
- Stir cream in off the heat to prevent curdling