This easy tortellini soup is loaded with Italian sausage, spinach, and cheese-filled pasta.
The short ingredient list makes this soup the perfect weeknight dinner.
Boy, oh boy, do I love tortellini.
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Little pasta dumplings filled with cheese?
This easy tortellini soup has been on heavy rotation in my kitchen lately.
); everyone in my particular household loves it unconditionally (another win!
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); and it makes darn good leftovers (WIN WIN WIN!).
My husband cant tolerate tomatoes anymore (sob!
Use pre-sliced or chopped mushrooms within a few days.
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Ditto for pre-chopped carrots and other ingredientstake advantage of these prepared ingredients if it makes sense for you.
Creamy Soup Without All the Cream!
I learned this trick from Summer’s recipe forCreamy Chicken Soup.
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This bean mixture adds body and creaminess to soups without as much cream.
I’ve adopted this method in a lot of my creamy soups and love it!
The tortellini do tend to become pretty soft, but everything tastes so good that I don’t mind.
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If this bothers you, cook and store your tortellini separately and add it to each individual bowl.
When ready to serve, cook more tortellini in boiling water and add to each bowl when serving.
Love Soups With Pasta?
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Cook the sausage until completely browned, breaking it up into crumbles as it cooks.
When browned, remove the sausage from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Add the mushrooms and another half teaspoon of salt.
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Cook until the mushrooms have released all their moisture and are cooked through, another 5 minutes.
Add the carrots and cook until they look softened around the edges, another 2-3 minutes.
Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.
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Return the sausage to the pot and add the remaining stock.
Bring to a rapid simmer over high heat, then reduce the heat to a medium.
Add the tortellini and cook according to package instructions.
In a medium sized bowl, add the drained beans, 1/2 cup water, and apple cider vinegar.
When the tortellini is done, add the greens and stir until wilted.
Stir in the pureed beans and heavy cream (or milk).
The tortellini will gradually soften, the longer the leftovers sit.