Creamy Tortellini Soup at home
- Yield 6
- Prep 10 minutes
- Cook 35 minutes
- Total 45 minutes
Creamy Tortellini Soup at home is a soup recipe on Avoteb. The yield on the card is 6. Plan on 45 minutes from start to plate. The amounts and the method are both on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 6 servings
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage, mild or spicy
- 1 medium white onion, diced
- 1 large carrot, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes*
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 (15-ounce) can white beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 (15-ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 (9-ounce) package cheese tortellini
- 3 cups chopped fresh kale
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh basil
- fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper
Method
Brown the sausage. Warm a large stockpot over medium-a hot burner. Tip in the sausage and cook, crumbling it with a wooden spoon as it cooks, until browned. Take a slotted spoon to move the sausage to a clean bowl and keep nearby.
Sauté the veggies. Tip in the white onion and carrot to the leftover sausage grease (adding in extra oil if needed). Sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Tip in the garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Tip in the tomato paste and crushed red pepper flakes and sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Let it bubble gently. Tip in the chicken stock, white beans, Italian seasoning and stir to combine. Continue cooking until the soup reaches a let it bubble gently. Lower heat to medium-low, cover and let it bubble gently for 5 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
Puree Using an immersion blender, purée the soup until smooth.
Finish. Tip in the cooked sausage, diced tomatoes, tortellini, kale, cream, Parmesan, basil and stir to combine. Continue cooking for 3-5 minutes or until the tortellini is tender.
Salt Taste the broth and season with salt and pepper as needed. (the cook added about 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper.)
Plate Plate while it is hot garnished with extra Parmesan. Enjoy!
