Tortellini soup. Tortellini pasta is the upgrade your soups have been waiting for. These delicious stuffed pasta dumplings are so versatile. You can serve them up in a salad, on their own with a little sauce, or my personal winter favorite: tortellini soups.
It's one of those types of soup that are quick to fix on a busy night and full of healthy, tasty ingredients.
It originally called for spicy sausage links, but I've found that turkey sausage, or even ground turkey breast, is just as good. —Tracy Fasnacht, Irwin, Pennsylvania A tasty soup that is just right for chasing away those winter chills.
Very easy to make and one of my most often requested recipes!
You can cook Tortellini soup using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Tortellini soup
- Prepare 1 of small onion chopped.
- You need 1 of can diced tomatoes any flavor.
- It's 3 of cloves garlic minced.
- You need 3 of large handfuls fresh spinach.
- You need 1 of large carton chicken stock.
- It's 1 of container heavy cream.
- It's 1 of lb Italian sausage.
- You need 1 of salt and pepper to taste.
- You need 1 of dried basil to taste.
- You need 1 of parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top.
- You need 1 of cream cheese.
- Prepare 1 of cheese tortellini frozen or fresh..
- It's 3 of potatoes.
Top with Parmesan cheese and serve with hot crusty French bread if desired. Tortellini en brodo (in broth) is a simple soup consisting of broth and tortellini, which is traditionally served as a first course at Italian Christmas feasts. Betty's version includes additional veggies, which together with the cheesy tortellini makes this recipe hearty enough to be a standalone meal. Remove the stockpot from the heat and add the spinach, stirring until it wilts.
Tortellini soup instructions
- In a large pot sauté onion and garlic. Then add heavy cream, chicken stock, and chunk up the cream cheese. Heat until melted..
- Add salt pepper and basil to taste..
- Chop and add the potatoes. Fry sausage and drain grease. Add sausage to pot..
- Add tomatoes and spinich..
- Add the tortellini towards the end. Simmer for 20 minutes and then sprinkle with the parmesan cheese..
- Serve with salad and warm bread..
Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Quick, easy and colorful, this soup makes a cozy cup or even a light lunch on blustery days. Veggies add nutrition, and cheese tortellini makes it hearty and delicious. —Gaye Thompson, St. Charles, Missouri This soup has a wonderful flavor and is very satisfying. I'm impressed with the simplicity of the ingredients and preparation.