Tortellini and Italian Sausage Soup

By Trey, 19 September, 2022
Tortellini and Italian Sausage Soup
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Cuisine
Italian
Categories
Soup
Pasta
Yield
6 Servings
Preparation time
15 minutes
Cooking time
30 minutes
Total time
45 minutes
Ingredients
2 T Butter
1 T Olive Oil
2 Carrot(s) (Diced)
2 Celery Stalk(s) (Diced)
1 Yellow Onion(s) (Diced)
1 lb Italian Sausage (I used mild only because my kids wouldn't eat the hot stuff)
5 clv Garlic (Minced)
2 T Flour
6 c Chicken Stock (Better than Bullion)
1 1⁄2 T Kosher Salt
1 t Black Pepper
2 t White Pepper
1 T Dried Thyme
1 T Dried Rosemary
20 oz Frozen Tortellini (I used the Rana 5 Cheese Tricolor Signature Tortelloni from Hy-Vee)
2 1⁄2 oz Baby Spinach
1 c Heavy Cream
1 cn Tomato Sauce (15 oz)
Instructions
  1. Put butter and olive oil in heavy bottomed pot or dutch oven over medium high heat.
  2. Once the butter has melted add carrots, celery, onions, and .5 Tbsp kosher salt and cook, stirring occasionally until onion are translucent, about 5 or 6 minutes, then add garlic and give a final stir.
  3. Add Italian sausage to pot and break up into bit size pieces. Stir until sausage starts to brown.
  4. Lower heat to medium and add flour, stir to coat everything in the pan, let cook for about 2 minutes while stirring.
  5. Add chicken stock and scrape the bottom of the pan to dislodge anything cooked on.
  6. Add Tomato sauce, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper and bring pot to a boil.
  7. Cover pot and let cook for 15 minutes.
  8. Remove cover, add tortellini and return to a boil.
  9. Add spinach reduce to low, stirring until spinach wilts.
  10. Add Heavy cream and stir.
  11. Allow to simmer for about 5 more minutes while stirring.
  12. Top with grated asiago or parmesan cheese and serve!

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