Description
Make this hearty, creamy soup with Italian sausage and cheese tortellini in one pot for a fast weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 (19 ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 3 cups fresh spinach
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the Italian sausage and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned. Drain excess grease.
- Add the chopped onion to the pot and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Pour in the chicken broth and add the diced tomatoes (with juice), Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
- Reduce the heat to low. Add the cubed cream cheese, stirring constantly until it melts completely into the broth.
- Stir in the heavy cream until the soup is smooth and creamy.
- Increase the heat to medium-low and add the refrigerated tortellini. Cook according to package directions, usually 5 to 7 minutes, until the pasta is tender.
- Stir in the fresh spinach until it wilts into the soup.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- You can substitute mild Italian sausage for spicy if you prefer less heat.
- For a thicker soup, use half-and-half instead of heavy cream, or add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons of cold water during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
- If you do not have fresh spinach, you can use frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry, added with the cream cheese.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 7
- Sodium: 850
- Fat: 38
- Saturated Fat: 17
- Unsaturated Fat: 21
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 25
- Cholesterol: 110