Sausage Tortellini Soup
Make sausage tortellini soup with Italian sausage, tender tortellini, kale, chicken broth, cream, and layered seasonings in a cozy 30-minute meal.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage, hot or mild casings removed if using links
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons flour plain
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 pinch cayenne
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- ½ teaspoon mustard powder
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups kale chopped
- 2 cups tortellini just under 10 ounces, refrigerated or frozen
- to taste salt
Instructions
Instructions
- Cook and crumble the sausage with the diced onion over medium-high heat until the onion softens and the sausage is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain excess grease, add the garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
- Sprinkle in the flour and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring, to remove its raw taste.
- Stir in the basil, oregano, cayenne, hot sauce, mustard powder, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Pour in the chicken broth, scraping the bottom of the pot, then slowly stir in the heavy cream. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
- Add the kale and tortellini and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. If the tortellini needs longer, cook it first and add the kale during its final 5 minutes.
- Taste and add salt as needed, starting with ¼ teaspoon.
- Ladle into bowls and serve.