Tortellini Soup with Sausage
A savory and creamy tortellini soup filled with ground sausage, cream cheese, spinach, tomatoes and chicken broth. Super easy to make and can be on your dinner table in 40 minutes.
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb pork sausage
- 1 17 oz bag cheese tortellini
- 1 6-oz bag baby spinach
- 6-7 cups chicken broth
- 2 14-oz cans diced tomatoes
- 1 block cream cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium skillet, add the sausage and brown,until cooked through completely. Remove the sausage and transfer to a plate with a paper towel so that the grease can drain.
- In a large Dutch Oven or pot, add the cooked sausage, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, cream cheese and sausage.
- Allow these ingredients to cook together until it becomes creamy and the cream cheese is completely melted.
- Add the bags of cheese tortellini along with salt and pepper to taste. Let this simmer at a low heat until pasta is done. You want the pasta to be firm and grow in size. Around 8-10 minutes.
- Finally, add the bag of spinach and let cook down, around 3-4 additional minutes.
Notes
- Don’t boil or cook at a higher heat. This will break down the pasta making the noodles mushy.
- This recipe is a great crock pot option also. You will have to brown your sausage before adding to the crock pot in addition to leaving out the tortellini until the last 10-12 minutes of cooking.
- For the crock-pot cook on low for 6-7 hours
- This recipe will last 1 week stored in a sealed container or jar. You can also freeze in a freezer proof container for up to 3 months.
- If you like more veggies in your soup, feel free to add another half bag of spinach.