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Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage & Spinach
Tortellini Soup recipe has Italian sausage, cheese tortellini and leafy green spinach in a tomato broth. It's a perfect cozy weeknight soup.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil1 pound ground Italian Sausage
1/2 cup diced onion about 1/2 medium sized onion
1 tablespoon minced garlic
28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
32 ounces vegetable broth chicken works too
2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil
salt and pepper to taste
9 ounces refrigerated tortellini
2 cups packed fresh spinach
Crostini
6 Baguette slices (about 1/3 of a baguette)
1 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoons Freshly shredded Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
SoupHeat a large, heavy bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Heat vegetable oil and add diced onion. Saute until onions are beginning to softed; 3-4 minutes
Crumble Italian Sausage and garlic with the onion. Cook until sausage is no longer pink; about 4-5 minutes. Drain any excess grease.
Stir in crushed tomatoes, vegetable (or chicken) broth, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
Add tortellini and spinach and simmer for about 5-10 minutes, or until pasta is tender.
Garnish with shredded Parmesan and serve with a cheesy crostini crouton.
Crostini
Slice baguette into 1/2 inch thick slices. Butter one side and place butter side down in a hot skillet until golden brown. Flip bread slices over and sprinkle with Parmesan while the other side gets golden brown. Transfer to a plate and immediately cover loosely with foil if cheese has not completely melted.
Notes
For a creamier soup, add a half cup of Greek yogurt or sour cream.