Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage
This delicious and hearty tortellini soup with Italian sausage is super flavorful and loaded with cheese tortellini, Italian sausage, seasonings, and a creamy and rich broth is a family favorite comfort food recipe that is requested often.
Servings: 6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage, mild or hot
- 19 ounce bag frozen cheese tortellini
- ½ cup onion, chopped
- ½ cup celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 tsp Slap Ya Mama® seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese, if desired
Instructions
- In a large skillet or Dutch oven, melt butter and cook sausage, onions and celery over medium heat until sausage is fully cooked and onions are tender.
- Add garlic to the pan and cook for 2 additional minutes. Drain and return the sausage mixture back to the pan.
- Sprinkle flour over sausage and onions. Stir to coat, and cook for two minutes.
- Add basil, oregano, Slap Ya Mama seasoning, garlic powder, and black pepper. Stir to combine.
- Pour heavy cream and chicken broth into the sausage mixture. Stir well. Continue cooking until the broth starts to boil.
- Reduce heat and add tortellini to the pan. Stir and let simmer for 10 minutes or until tortellini is fully cooked.
- Top with parmesan cheese and serve hot.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Great Grub, Delicious Treats