Description
Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup is the ultimate comfort food. The recipe features sweet potatoes, spinach, garlic, and three-cheese tortellini all smothered in a creamy delicious broth. This one-pot meal takes only 40 minutes to make and requires minimal cleanup as only one pan is used! Perfect dinner for busy weeknights!
Ingredients
- 12 oz sausage such as spicy Italian sausage
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika regular or smoked
- 1 sweet potato large (or use 2 small) peeled, cubed
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 6 cups water
- 8 oz tortellini three-cheese (refrigerated) – Buitoni brand
- 4 oz fresh spinach
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons fresh thyme
Instructions
1. Heat olive oil in a large, high-sided pot over medium heat. Add crumbled sausage.
2. Cook for several minutes over medium heat, stirring until the sausage is cooked through. Drain all grease. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and paprika.
3. Add peeled and cubed sweet potato, minced garlic, red pepper flakes, and tomato paste.
4. Add 6 cups of water. Note: You don’t need to use chicken stock as the sausage imparts lots of flavor to the soup.
5. Bring to boil. Mix everything well, ensuring the tomato paste dissolves.
6. Once the soup is boiling, reduce to simmer (a visible boil), cover the pot with a lid, and cook for 15 minutes until the potatoes are cooked through.
7. Add tortellini to soup in the pot, cover with a lid and boil for 10 minutes over medium heat. Note: Use the cooking time indicated on the tortellini package as your guide.
8. Add spinach right in the end, stir in until it slightly wilts.
9. Remove the soup from heat. Add the cream and stir it in.
10. Season with salt and more red pepper flakes (add spice especially if you did not use spicy sausage). Top with fresh thyme.
Notes
If the cream separates as the soup cools, don’t worry — it will return to a creamy texture when reheated and stirred.
For extra flavor, garnish with Parmesan or fresh thyme.
Taste before salting, as some sausages are already quite salty.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: One-Pot
- Cuisine: American, Italian, Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (450g)
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 603mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 82mg