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    By: Melissa

    Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup

    Italian sausage and tortellini soup is one of my all time favorite soups that I make. This creamy sausage tortellini soup is made with a broth that is full of garlic for warmth and a little heavy cream for sweetness that compliments the sausage and vegetables in the soup.  It is very simple and very delicious! 

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    Total Time: 30 minutes

    About this creamy sausage tortellini soup:

    This creamy sausage and tortellini soup is very easy to make and only involves browning sausage and aromatics then adding the rest of the ingredients in the pot for a delicious and comforting soup.

    The tortellini in this recipe is store bought frozen tortellini and the other ingredients are probably things you already have on hand. This sausage and tortellini soup recipe takes no time to make and it is always requested because it is that good.

    Italian sausage and tortellini soup

    The ingredients you will need for this Italian sausage and tortellini soup are:

    • Cheese tortellini
    • Italian sausage (sweet or mild)
    • Carrots
    • Garlic
    • Chicken stock
    • Cream
    • Garlic
    • Onion
    • Potatoes
    • Italian oregano
    • Red pepper flakes

    You may already have many of these ingredients already in your pantry. You can freeze tortellini and sausage so if you plan ahead and stock up on those items, this soup can be a really fast last minute meal when you don't know what to make.

    Making this sausage and tortellini soup is very easy and anyone can do it. When you taste it it will taste like it took all day to make this but it only takes 30 minutes.

    Here are the steps to make this recipe:

    removing casing from Italian Sausage
    Removing the casings from the Italian sausage

    First, remove the casings from your Italian sausage.

    To do this, you are going to cut a line down the middle of your sausage and this will split the casing around the sausage. Once this casing is split you can easily pull the whole casing off in one go.

    browning Italian sausage
    Browning the Italian Sausage

    The next thing you are going to do is brown your sausage.

    You want to brown your sausage first so that it gets nice and browned (this adds lots of flavor). This allows us to cook the vegetables in the juices from the sausage giving those veggies lots of extra flavor.

    cooking the aromatics and spices
    Cooking the aromatics.

    Now you add your aromatic veggies (carrots, onion and garlic) along with the spices.

    This step will cook down those aromatic vegetables and spices so that when you add your broth in the next step, they will flavor it really well.

    broth added to soup
    Broth and potatoes added to the soup.

    Add your broth and potatoes.

    You are almost done when you get to this point. You want to let the potatoes and aromatic veggies cook in the broth for a little bit or until the potatoes are tender.

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    Cream and tortellini added to the soup

    The last step is adding in your cooked tortellini and cream.

    The last step does not really require any additional cooking time and your cream will heat up fast once it hits the soup. In this last step you want to taste for seasoning and add any extra salt to taste.

    You may have read in that last step that you are going to cook your tortellini separately. I do this will all soups that have pasta to preserve the structure of the pasta and to make sure the pasta does not get mushy.

    sausage and tortellini soup

    How to make your tortellini on the side for this soup:

    1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
    2. Salt the water well once it is boiling.
    3. Add your tortellini and cook according to the manufacturers instructions.
    4. When it is ready, remove from the stove, strain and add back to to the pot.
    5. Drizzle your tortellini liberally with olive oil and gently mix it all around making sure to coat all of the tortellini.
    6. Set aside until you are ready to assemble your bowls of soup.

    When you cook your pasta on the side, you are able to keep your pasta nice and al dente and you don't have to worry about the pasta drinking up all of the soup's broth if you are saving some for leftovers.

    In my opinion, all soups should be made with leftovers in mind because they taste amazing the next day.

    This sausage tortellini soup is on rotation all year at our house because it so so easy and it makes great leftovers. If you want to make this for leftovers make sure you follow the notes at the bottom of the recipe for the best way to make the tortellini portion for leftovers.

    This soup is definitely a great one to keep in your rotation all year and one that everyone will love.

    Other Soup Ideas:

    • Vegetable Soup With Cabbage
    • Coconut Curry Vegetable Soup
    • Homemade Tomato Soup
    • Carrot and Acorn Squash Soup
    • Italian Minestrone
    • Italian White Bean Soup (Pasta Fagioli)
    • Italian Wedding Soup
    • Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
    • Indian Garlic Soup
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    5 from 3 votes

    Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup

    A delicious, easy and satisfying soup that everyone will love.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Servings: 8 people

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    Author: Melissa

    Ingredients

    • 2 pints of unsalted chicken broth I used homemade but you can buy really good stock at the store. Just don't buy the really cheap stuff
    • 1 cup of heavy cream
    • 5 medium carrots coarsely diced or sliced all the same size.
    • 5 sweet Italian sausage links casings removed
    • 5 red potatoes or new potatoes quartered all the same size
    • 2 small packages of cheese tortellini or 1 large package your favorite brand
    • 4 cloves of garlic diced
    • 1 small onion diced
    • 2 tablespoon of olive oil plus more for tortellini
    • 1 tablespoon Salt plus more to taste
    • 1 teaspoon of dried oregano
    • ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
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    Instructions

    • In a large soup pot over medium heat add your olive oil.
    • When your oil is hot, go ahead and add your sausages (with the casings removed ) into the pot and break it up into small pieces. Cook until fully browned.
    • Next add your diced carrots, onions, garlic, red pepper flakes and oregano and cook for about 3-4 minutes.
    • Add a pinch of salt and cook for another minute.
    • Now add your chicken broth.potatoes and salt and stir well.
    • Reduce heat to a simmer on medium low heat. Keep cooking your soup until the potatoes are fully cooked, about 10-15 minutes.
    • While your potatoes are cooking, grab a medium pot and fill with water for your tortellini. Bring to a boil and cook your tortellini according to the instructions on the package usually 3-4 minutes.
    • Drain your tortellini and add it back to its pot (move it off the heat and add a good drizzle of olive oil and gently mix to prevent them from sticking.) Set aside.
      Note: You want to keep your pasta separate from your soup until you are ready to serve it or else your pasta will drink up all your broth and become mushy.
    • Back to the soup, once the potatoes are ready (this is when you can pierce them with a fork) you can go ahead and add your heavy cream to the soup and stir well. Taste for seasoning at this point and see if it needs salt or pepper.

    To assemble

    • Add a large ladle of tortellini to each bowl and then ladle in the soup over top making sure to get some of all the yummy ingredients into each bowl.
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

     
    To store leftovers:
    Keep tortellini and soup separate when storing in the refrigerator. This keeps the pasta from drinking up the broth. When ready to re-heat, take the tortellini and soup out of the refrigerator and let come to almost room temp. At this point, reheat the soup (not the tortellini) until it is very hot almost boiling. Ladle tortellini into bowls and ladle soup over top to almost completely cover. The hot soup will warm the tortellini through.
     
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 491kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 1880mg | Potassium: 1023mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 6827IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 2mg

    Nutrition Values are estimates only.

    See full nutrition disclaimer here
    Course :Main Course

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    1. liz says

      February 08, 2022 at 5:37 pm

      5 stars
      The whole family loved this. This is comfort food all the way and so amazing.

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    2. Sarah says

      September 30, 2021 at 4:32 pm

      5 stars
      Our new favorite soup! This is a keeper recipe!

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