Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

from therecipecritic.com
35 min
8 servings

Creamy sausage tortellini soup is thick and creamy with chunks of cooked pork sausage, carrots, buttery kale and three cheese tortellini pasta all cooked in a smooth tomato sauce. This soup will become an instant favorite!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground pork sausage
  • 1 cup carrots chopped
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 1 6 ounce can tomato paste
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 9 ounce package three cheese tortellini
  • 3 cups kale chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large pot over medium high heat add the sausage. Cook and crumble until brown, remove and set aside on a plate. Add the carrots and onion and sauté until tender. Add in garlic and Italian seasoning and sauté for a minute more.

  2. 2

    Add in the flour to the vegetables and sausage and pour in chicken broth. Add in the tomato paste and stir. Add in heavy cream and tortellini and bring to a simmer for about 7 minutes until tortellini is cooked. Add in the kale right before serving and salt and pepper to taste.