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Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup

Sean
This Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup combines cheese tortellini with Italian sausage in a rich tomato broth that's the definition of comfort food in a bowl. These two make a perfect combo but there is a secret ingredient that makes it extra special and that is fennel. Its seed is normally found in Italian sausage, so it fits well in this soup. It's everything you want in fall soup recipes with tortellini: filling, flavorful, and ready in about 30 minutes.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 578 kcal

Equipment

  • Dutch oven or other heavy bottomed pot
  • Bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 1 pound cheese tortellini
  • 1 pound Italian sausage casings removed
  • 14 ½ ounces diced tomatoes 1 can
  • 2 cups spinach fresh, roughly chopped if it isn't baby spinach
  • 1 cup onion diced
  • 1 cup carrots diced
  • 1 cup celery diced
  • 1 cup fennel chopped
  • 1 tablespoon thyme fresh
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt optional

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot, brown the sausage over medium high heat, breaking it into bite sized pieces. Remove the sausage and place in a bowl. Keep the fat and browned bits in the pot.
    1 pound Italian sausage
  • Add onion, carrots, fennel, and celery to the pot and cook until softened, about 5-6 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another minute.
    1 cup onion, 1 cup carrots, 1 cup celery, 1 cup fennel, 1 tablespoon garlic
  • Return the sausage to the pot along with diced tomatoes, broth, thyme, and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, and then reduce to simmer for 10 minutes.
    6 cups chicken broth, 1 tablespoon thyme, ½ teaspoon black pepper, 14 ½ ounces diced tomatoes
  • Add tortellini and cook according to package directions. If using fresh tortellini add the spinach at the same time, otherwise stir it in during the last 2 minutes.
    1 pound cheese tortellini, ½ teaspoon salt, 2 cups spinach
  • Taste and season with salt if needed. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 578kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 29gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 1003mgPotassium: 804mgFiber: 6gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 4734IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 196mgIron: 5mg
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Keyword 30 minute recipe, Comfort food
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