This soup is a delicious bowl of comfort; perfect for the transition to colder weather months, this soup is hearty, nutrient-rich, and simple to make. Tortellini soup with chicken sausage and spinach starts out with delicious sweet Italian chicken sausage, as the base. Flavored with diced tomatoes, chicken broth, vegetables, and cheesy, decadent tortellini, this soup is a flavor explosion in every bite. The serving size for this soup is generous, making it the perfect lunch or dinner; great served alone, or alongside a salad or sandwich, this tortellini soup is a crowd-pleaser.
Course appetizer, dinner, lunch, main course, soup
Keyword chicken sausage, soup, tortellini
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Calories 309kcal
Author Steph
Equipment
dutch oven or large pot
Ingredients
5linkssweet Italian chicken sausage14 oz package, I use Premio brand
olive oil spray
1cupcarrotsdiced
1cupcelerydiced
1cuponiondiced
3clovesgarlicminced
1tspItalian seasoning
1tspkosher salt
1tbsptomato paste
14ozdiced tomatoescanned, with juices
48ozreduced sodium chicken broth
12ozcheese tortellinifrozen, appx 3.5 cups, I used Gina Italian Village brand
8ozspinachfresh
Instructions
Prep the vegetables: dice the carrots, celery and onion. Mince the garlic.
Preheat a Dutch oven or large pot over medium high heat. Add olive oil spray.
Slice into the sausage to remove the sausage meat from the casings. Discard the casings.
Add the sausage to the pot. Break apart with a wooden spoon.
Cook the sausage for 5 minutes or until it starts to brown. It will still be partially pink.
Add more olive oil spray, and then add the diced carrots, celery and onion.
Cook for another 5 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and the sausage is cooked through.
Add the minced garlic and cook for another 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
Add the Italian seasoning, kosher salt, and tomato paste. Stir to combine.
Add the diced tomatoes and broth. Stir well.
Bring the liquid to a boil; simmer the soup for 20 minutes.
Taste for seasoning, adjust as needed.
Add the tortellini to the broth, and the spinach. Stir to combine.
Cook the tortellini (according to package directions) or until they float to the top and are tender.
Notes
WW Points:
6 WW points (all plans)
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