Description
A delicious and hearty soup made with Italian sausage, tortellini, and spinach in a creamy broth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 small yellow onion (diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 5 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups spinach
- 2 cups frozen tortellini
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat a heavy bottom pot on medium high heat and add the Italian sausage, carrots and onions until sausage is cooked through and veggies are soft, about 8-10 minutes.
- Add in the minced garlic and cook another 30 seconds.
- Sprinkle in the flour and stir until combined.
- Add in the ground Italian seasoning, mustard, salt, and pepper.
- Stir in the chicken stock and let simmer for 1-2 minutes as it thickens.
- Stir in the heavy cream and add in the frozen tortellini, bring to a boil then reduce the heat to simmer.
- Add in the spinach and parmesan cheese, let simmer on low until spinach wilts and cheese is melted, about 1-2 minutes.
Notes
- This soup is great served with crusty bread.
- You can substitute the ground sausage with turkey sausage for a lighter option.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: soup
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 60mg