Description
A comforting and creamy sausage tortellini soup featuring spicy Italian sausage, sweet potatoes, and fresh spinach simmered to perfection with Italian seasonings and finished with rich heavy cream.
Ingredients
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Sausage and Seasonings
- 12 oz spicy Italian sausage
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika (regular or smoked)
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Vegetables and Extras
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 6 cups water
- 8 oz three-cheese tortellini (refrigerated)
- 4 oz fresh spinach
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons fresh thyme
Instructions
- Cook sausage: Heat olive oil in a large, high-sided pot over medium heat. Add crumbled sausage and cook for several minutes, stirring until cooked through. Drain grease from the pot. Sprinkle sausage with Italian seasoning and paprika.
- Add vegetables and seasonings: Add peeled and cubed sweet potato, minced garlic, red pepper flakes, and tomato paste to the pot. Stir to combine.
- Add water and simmer: Pour in 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the tomato paste. Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer (visible boil), cover the pot, and cook for 15 minutes until potatoes are tender.
- Cook tortellini: Add tortellini to the soup, cover with the lid, and boil over medium heat for 10 minutes or as directed on the tortellini package.
- Add spinach: Stir fresh spinach into the soup until it wilts slightly.
- Add cream and season: Remove soup from heat, stir in heavy cream, and season with salt and additional red pepper flakes as needed based on sausage saltiness. Garnish with fresh thyme before serving.
Notes
- Cream may separate or look grainy as the soup cools or is refrigerated; reheating and stirring restores the creamy texture.
- Adjust salt amount carefully because spicy Italian sausage can be salty; start with no salt and add up to ¼ teaspoon if needed.
- Use the cooking time on your tortellini package for best results to avoid overcooking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
