30 minute Dinner? Creamy Tortellini Soup? Is this for real?
Nothing is better than soup when temperatures take a plunge. We’ve taken everything you love about cold weather comfort food and easy 30 minute dinners, and threw it all into one pot for a weeknight dish that dreams are made of. The only things missing from this creamy tortellini soup is a loaf of crusty bread to soak up that brothy tomato bisque base and a bottle of good wine.
Making Tortellini Soup Your Dish
You won’t believe how flavorful this pot of soup is, and we’re so excited for you to try it. Full of Italian sausage, tortellini, tomatoes, kale, and a touch of cream for good measure (wink wink). This is like our Tomato Bisque meets our Zuppa Toscana (Olive Garden for life). It’s a meal your friends and family will ask for over and over again, so keep this one on file and make it your signature soup. We all want to be famous for something, right? You can also turn to a few of our make-all-the-time Italian standards: Classic Lasagna, Chicken Cacciatore, or Baked Ziti.
What Goes Into Tortellini Soup?
The thing we love so much about tortellini soup is how versatile it is. We like to stick with a cheese-filled pasta and add the other ingredients to the soup. Buying a meat (or other flavor) filled tortellini wouldn’t be bad, but cheese tortellini creates a nice base flavor, plus it really compliments that creamy tortellini soup taste.
Most of the recipes out there call for chicken or some version of sausage. We love the flavor of mild Italian sausage in our soups, and that’s what we’ve added here. You can easily make a vegetarian tortellini soup, just leave out the sausage!
Other Star Ingredients of Tortellini Soup
A can of crushed tomatoes and a little tomato paste, for the tomato sauce base
Onion and garlic (add amazing flavor)
Kale (gotta have a few veggies right?)
Chicken stock & cream
Salt and red pepper flakes
How Do You Make Easy Tortellini Soup?
We know you'll love this super easy tortellini soup, because it's one of the most flavorful dishes we’ve made in a long time, and anyone who's tried it feels the same. All it takes is a few easy steps:
Brown the sausage until cooked half way through.
Add onions and garlic.
Add chicken broth, a can of crushed tomatoes and a little tomato paste.
Simmer and season with salt.
Add kale, cream and tortellini.
Serve!
Truly a one pot wonder, this creamy tortellini soup is going to win you some serious awards. You’ve got veggies, cheesy pasta, and meat all in one bowl together. Our only recommendation is, make a double batch or you'll be sorry, especially if you want leftovers, because this soup is just as delicious the next day. How long does this sausage tortellini soup last in the fridge? *If* it makes it to leftover status, and we'd be surprised if it does, you can store this tortellini soup in the refrigerator for up to five days and warm it up in the microwave or stovetop.
Tips for Making the Best Tortellini Soup:
This soup is 100% dependable and hard to screw up, but just in case, we’re here with a few tips and tricks to make sure your dinner is as successful as possible.
One of the most important things to remember is to add your cheesy tortellini just a few minutes before serving, as you don’t want it getting overcooked and falling apart.
In this recipe, we’ve called for the pasta, cream, and kale to be added at the end. Here’s why:
Kale and spinach wilt very quickly. They just need a few minutes in the hot broth to soften enough to be easily consumed without taking on a soggy texture.
Fresh tortellini take just a few minutes to cook through, so for that perfect al dente toothsome texture, it’s best to add it a few minutes before serving.
Adding the cream slowly at the end will help keep it from curdling.
This tortellini soup is delish as is, but we can imagine adding zucchini, chicken sausage, spinach tortellini...the possibilities are endless. When you make this recipe feel free to have fun with it and mix it up each time!
What Should You Serve With Your Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage and Kale?
If you came to our house for dinner and we served this creamy tortellini soup with Italian sausage and kale, you could also expect to find...
Garlic Bread and wine
Heck, we might have even picked up a few cheeses to serve alongside it, because cheese is always welcome on our table and you can look at our tips to make The Perfect Cheese Board.
Salad. When you’re here, you’re family. Olive Garden, anyone? Similar to the serving of their zuppa toscana we too like to serve it along with a good Italian salad or Antipasto Salad.
Gluten not your thing? Try our tasty riff on this recipe with our low carb Creamy Tomato Soup with Chicken and Vegetables version. Same base, fewer carbs.
Tools For Tortellini Soup.
Need More Soup Inspiration?
- This Easy Chicken Ramen Soup is life changing.
- You’ll love this Tortilla Soup! We almost always have things on hand to make it.
- The meatballs in this Healthy Italian Wedding Soup are so good, you won’t even miss the bread crumbs. Whole30 approved too!
- For even more inspiration, be sure to check out our 30 Best Soup Recipes post!
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