Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup
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This Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup is my most favorite soup to make during the winter months. Packed with vegetables, Italian sausage and tortellini in a rich red wine and tomato broth, this tortellini soup with sausage is absolute comfort food!
Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup for the Soul
Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup for the SoulWhen I’m sick, cold, tired, grumpy or just plain hungry, there’s nothing I find more gratifying than a hot bowl of soup and sliced bread.
Soup is an experience. From the calm, steady chopping of vegetables to the smells that waft through the house as the flavors simmer together on the stove top, soup engages all the senses.
I love how the steam rushes up from the bowl as the soup is ladled into it, and, my favorite, how those hunks of crusty, chewy bread soak up the last few drops of savory broth. Yup, soup and bread is about as satisfying as it gets.
My Favorite Tortellini Sausage Soup
This soup is hearty and filling without being heavy. It’s loaded with vegetables, spicy Italian sausage, and cheesy tortellini in an herby tomato, beef, and wine broth. The flavors of the sausage and herbed broth together are truly something special. I hope this will become a favorite of yours as well!
Time Saving Tips for Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup
- The veggies can all be chopped in advance, so all you need to do is throw them in the pot come dinner time.
- The vegetables and soup broth can all be cooked in advance then refrigerated until you’re ready to serve.
- Tortellini Soup with Sausage can also be frozen. Simply prepare the broth and veggies, allow the soup to cool, then freeze for up to 3 months. The soup can be defrosted overnight in the fridge or placed in a bowl of cold water for 30 minutes.
- I always recommend refrigerating or freezing this soup without the tortellini. Before serving, return the soup to a boil and add the tortellini. This keeps the tortellini from getting soggy!
Luckily, most of the time for making Tortellini Soup is hands off, so you can do other things while the smell of garlic and wine and vegetables simmering together fills your home.
Hearty Italian Sausage Soup for a Crowd
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Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground mild Italian sausage (or use hot if you prefer)
- 1 sweet yellow onion (chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 4 cups low sodium beef broth
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup red wine (or you can substitute additional broth)
- 14 ounce diced tomatoes (undrained)
- 14 ounce tomato sauce
- 4 carrots (peeled and thinly sliced)
- 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 small zucchini (sliced)
- 3 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 8 ounces frozen cheese tortellini
- Parmesan cheese (for serving)
Instructions
- In a large heavy bottomed pot, cook sausage over medium heat until no pink remains. Drain all but 1 Tablespoon of fat. Add onion and garlic to the pan and saute 2 minutes, or until fragrant.
- Add broth, water, wine, chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, carrots, basil, and oregano to pot. Bring to a boil over medium high heat then reduce heat and simmer uncovered 30 minutes.
- Stir in zucchini and parsley and simmer for 10 minutes. Add tortellini and simmer an additional 5-8 minutes, or until tortellini is cooked through. Serve hot with Parmesan cheese and a sprinkle of parsley.
Notes
- Tortellini Soup with Sausage can also be frozen. Simply prepare the broth and veggies, allow the soup to cool, then freeze for up to 3 months. The soup can be defrosted overnight in the fridge or placed in a bowl of cold water for 30 minutes.
- I always recommend refrigerating or freezing this soup without the tortellini. Before serving, return the soup to a boil and add the tortellini. This keeps the tortellini from getting soggy!
Good soup! I usually make this exactly as recipe calls for. Always a treat. Didn’t have Italian sausage so used ground beef instead. Added Italian seasoning to meat while cooking. Had to use dried seasoning ( basil, parsley…) so I didn’t have real high expectations. Still turned out wonderful.
That’s great to know! We always have ground beef on hand so I’ll have to try that next time.
this is good and i love the fresh veggies with the tort. Gives me a little heartburn but it’s worth it.
You are the master of soups! I would totally entertain with this soup, too, but love how simple it looks to make. My kids would go nuts for the tortellini 🙂 Thanks for sharing, Courtney!
Total comfort food! I can only imagine how delicious your house smells while it simmers! Pinned!
You don’t sat what size tomato sauce and stewed tomatoes. How many oz of each??
Sorry about that! I use the standard 14.5 ounce cans.
Courtney!! I just made this last night and it was amazing!! I’m following your blog now, and hoping to make more of these great recipes 🙂 Miss you guys!!
Abbey W.