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Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

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!
Servings: 6
Author: Julia's Album

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces sausage such as spicy Italian sausage
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon paprika regular or smoked
  • 1 large sweet potato peeled and cubed
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 6 cups water
  • 8 ounces tortellini I used three-cheese tortellini (refrigerated) - Buitoni brand
  • 4 ounces fresh spinach
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 4 tablespoons fresh thyme

Instructions

Brown the sausage:

  • Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.
  • Add the olive oil and the crumbled sausage.
  • Cook for several minutes over medium heat, stirring until the sausage is browned and cooked through.
  • Stir in the Italian seasoning and paprika.
  • Remove the meat with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  • Remove all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the Dutch oven.

Cook the aromotics:

  • Add the tomato paste to the pot and cook for a couple of minutes until it darkens.
  • Add in the red pepper flakes and minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds to a minute, until the garlic is soft and fragrant.

Cook the sweet potatoes:

  • Stir in the peeled and cubed sweet potato and return the browned sausage to the pot.
  • Add 6 cups of water. Note: You don't need to use chicken stock as the sausage imparts lots of flavor to the soup.
  • Bring to boil. Mix everything well, ensuring the tomato paste dissolves.
  • Once the soup is boiling, reduce to simmer, cover the pot with a lid, and cook for 15 minutes until the potatoes are cooked through.

Cook the tortellini:

  • 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.

Finish with spinach and cream:

  • Add spinach right in the end, stir in until it slightly wilts.
  • Remove the soup from heat. Add the cream and stir it in.
  • Season with salt and more red pepper flakes (add spice especially if you did not use spicy sausage). Top with fresh thyme.