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    Home » Recipes » Soups and Stews

    Tortellini Soup

    Published: Jan 10, 2023 by Marisa Franca · Leave a Comment

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    This Tortellini Soup is hearty and the epitome of comfort food. The ingredients include cheese tortellini, softened vegetables, browned Italian sausage, and kale - cooked in a rich tomato broth! Enjoy this soup with a sliced baguette or a fresh salad. This Tortellini Soup is hearty and the epitome of comfort food. The ingredients include cheese tortellini, softened vegetables, browned Italian sausage, and kale - cooked in a rich tomato broth! Enjoy this soup with a sliced baguette or a fresh salad. 

    Enjoy your favorite tortellini in this hearty and comforting Tortellini Soup! I’ve paired cheese tortellini with browned Italian sausage and softened vegetables. The ingredients are in a rich tomato broth with seasoning - ready to be enjoyed with garlic bread!

    Overhead view of a bowl brimming with cheese tortellini and sausage soup sprinkled with shredded Parmesan cheese and chopped kale.
    When we're searching for a soup the entire family will rally around it's this rich tomato Tortellini soup With Kale.
    Jump to:
    • ❤️ Why I love this recipe
    • 🛒 Ingredients
    • 🗒 Instructions
    • 🔪 Equipment
    • 🤔 FAQs
    • 👩🏻‍🍳 Tips
    • 📚 Variations
    • 🥫 Storage
    • 📗 Related Recipes
    • 🍽 Serve with
    • 📞 Chiacchierata (chat)
    • 📝 Recipe Card
    • 📖 Recipe

    ❤️ Why I love this recipe

    • Tortellini soup is hearty and comforting, providing a good balance of protein, carbs, and healthy vegetables. 
    • I can easily change this tortellini soup by using different stuffed tortellini varieties and other types of sausage or meat.
    • This one hour wholesome soup is perfect as a family midweek meal.

    Chase those winter blues away with a bowl of Tortellini Soup that’ll warm you up and keep you feeling fuller for longer!

    🛒 Ingredients

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    Image of the ingredients needed to make the Tortellini Soup.

    Note: The full list of this recipe ingredients with their amounts and options are listed in the recipe card below.

    • olive oil
    • Italian sausage - mild or spicy. May also use ground chicken or turkey sausage.
    • carrots
    • onion
    • celery
    • fennel bulb -- optional (this lends a delicious depth to the soup.
    • garlic
    • Italian seasoning-- may also use Tuscan seasoning.
    • Kosher salt - black pepper
    • red pepper flakes
    • chicken broth - may also use vegetable or beef broth or stock
    • diced tomatoes
    • tomato sauce
    • kale -- may substitute spinach
    • fresh tortellini - get these in the refrigerated section of the grocery store.

    🗒 Instructions

    Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the recipe card below.

    Collage of First four steps to making the Italian Tortellini Soup.
    1. Heat a Dutch oven with oil over medium-high heat.
    2. Brown the sausage (about 3-5 minutes) and drain any excess fat. Add the chopped onion.
    3. Add the carrots, celery, and diced fennel to the pan. Stir and cook until the vegetables soften.
    4. Add the Italian seasoning, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and garlic. Cook for 1 minute.
    Collage of the second set of four steps to assembling the Italian Tortellini Soup With Sausage and Kale.
    1. Add the diced tomatoes.
    2. Add the broth and tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes with the lid on.
    3. Mix in the tortellini and chopped kale. Cover and simmer for 5-6 minutes until tender.
    4. Serve sprinkled with a little chopped basil and freshly grated parmesan cheese.

    🔪 Equipment

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    You’ll need the following items to make this Tortellini Soup recipe.

    • Dutch oven or soup pot
    • sharp knife
    • cutting board
    • liquid measuring cup
    • dry measuring cups
    • measuring spoons
    • ladle
    The finished Tortellini Soup Recipe in a Dutch Oven With a ladle holding a scoop.
    This rustic Italian Tortellini Soup recipe is quick to fix on a busy night and it's full of healthy, tasty ingredients.

    🤔 FAQs

    These are the questions we are most frequently asked about making Tortellini Soup With Kale and Sausage Recipe.

    What is tortellini soup make of?

    Tortellini soup consists of Italian sausage, cheese tortellini, chopped vegetables, and kale (or spinach) cooked in a tomato broth. 

    What goes with tortellini soup?

    Garlic bread, fresh salad, roasted vegetables, sliced baguette, or dinner rolls go well with tortellini soup.

    What's normally in tortellini?

    Tortellini are traditionally stuffed with a meat mixture or with cheese. Today, you’ll be able to find chicken, beef, pork, mushroom and spinach, and various cheese-stuffed tortellini stocked in grocery stores for you to choose from.

    What goes with tortellini as a side?

    You can serve tortellini with grilled chicken, roasted vegetables, soup, quinoa salad, sauces, or garlic bread.

    Two bowls filled with Kale and Sausage Tortellini Soup without the top garnished with extra cheese and chopped parsley.
    Rich tomato broth, cheesy tortellini, fresh kale or spinach, and Italian sausage, this is a comfort soup recipe for sure.

    👩🏻‍🍳 Tips

    • Reheat leftover tortellini soup on the stovetop over medium-low heat.
    • If you decide to cook your tortellini separately, add them to the soup just before serving to prevent them from becoming too soft. 
    • Remove the casings if you’re using sausage links in this recipe.

    📚 Variations

    • Make gluten-free tortellini soup using gluten-free tortellini.
    • Use any type of ground sausage meat that you enjoy including chicken or turkey sausage.
    • Add a kick of heat to this soup by using spicy Italian sausage and increasing the red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, and paprika.
    • Add extra heat with Ro-Tel diced tomatoes.
    • Make this soup vegetarian by omitting the sausage and adding in extra vegetables. 
    • Substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth. 
    • Substitute spinach for the kale.
    Side view of two white bowls filled with the Italian Vegetable tortellini soup.
    This Italian tortellini soup is definitely company and pot luck worthy, we never have any leftovers.

    🥫 Storage

    Store this tortellini soup in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 4-5 days. You may store the soup in the freezer for 1-3 months. The pasta can become overly soft from the soupy mixture.

    📗 Related Recipes

    Looking for more ways to add delicious tortellini to your meals? Try these recipes:

    • Cheese Tortellini Salad With Sun-Dried Tomatoes - Tortellini mixed with Mediterranean-style vegetables for a burst of color and taste. 
    • Spinach Tortellini In Light Homemade Alfredo - Enjoy cheese spinach tortellini mixed with a delicious homemade garlicky parmesan cheese sauce, flavored with sun-dried tomatoes and baby spinach.
    • Tortellini Alla Panna - This 30 minute stuffed tortellini recipe features a creamy parmesan sauce with peas, and sliced prosciutto.

    🍽 Serve with

    Enjoy this tortellini soup recipe with sliced baguette and a fresh crunchy Italian salad. More great options that can soak up any delicious liquid at the bottom of your bowl are Homemade dinner rolls or buttermilk biscuits.

    📞 Chiacchierata (chat)

    Pasta in our soup recipes always make for a comforting meal. It seems that using tortellini in soup instantly elevates the soup in flavor and texture! The cheese-filled pasta in this soup pairs beautifully with the Italian sausage and vegetables. And if you're looking for a change, switch spinach for the kale and add mushroom!

    Tutti a tavolo, è pronto!

    Two white bowls filled with kale and spinach tortellini soup with a soup spoon drawing up a spoonful.
    Healthy, comforting, and easy to make, we love to warm up with this copy tortellini with sausage recipe.

    What's new? Check out my All Our Way Store on Amazon. We'll be adding more items we love and use or wish we had to make cooking fun and easy.

    📝 Recipe Card

    This Tortellini Soup is hearty and the epitome of comfort food. The ingredients include cheese cheese filled pasta, healthy vegetables, browned Italian sausage, and kale - cooked in a rich tomato broth! Enjoy this soup with a sliced baguette or a fresh salad. 

    If you love this recipe please give it 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

    📖 Recipe

    Overhead view in a Dutch oven that contains Tortellini soup with vegetables in a tomato base.

    Tortellini Soup With Sausage and Kale

    Tortellini soup is a hearty and flavorful soup, loaded with cheese tortellini, tender veggies, browned Italian sausage, and cooked in a tomato broth.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: American-Italian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 35 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 525kcal
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    Ingredients

    • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 lb. Italian sausage mild or spicy - casings removed if using links)
    • 3 small carrots peeled and sliced
    • 1 onion finely diced
    • 1 rib celery finely chopped
    • 1 fennel bulb diced (optional)
    • 3 garlic cloves minced
    • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • black pepper to taste
    • ¼ - ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes pick how spicy you’d like it.
    • 3 ½ cups low sodium chicken broth
    • 1 can 28 oz. can diced tomatoes 798 ml
    • 1 cup tomato sauce 8 oz.
    • 5 cups kale chopped
    • 9 oz. fresh cheese tortellini

    Equipment Needed

    • Dutch oven Or Deep Soup Pot
    • Sharp knife
    • Cutting Board
    • Dry measuring cups
    • Liquid measuring cup
    • Measuring Spoons

    Instructions

    • Heat olive oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add Italian sausage an cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes. Make sure to crumble the sausage as it cooks. Drain any excess fat.
    • Add the carrots, onion, celery, and diced fennel. Cook and stir until onion and fennel have softened.
    • Add the Italian seasoning, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper, garlic and cook 1 minute.
    • Add broth, tomatoes and tomato sauce and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, cover with a lid, and simmer for about 15 minutes, until carrots are almost tender.
    • Stir in the tortellini and chopped kale. Cover and simmer for 5-6 minutes until tender.
    • Serve sprinkled with a little bit of chopped basil and freshly grated parmesan cheese.

    Notes

    Delicious served with sliced baguette and a fresh salad.
    TIPS:
    • Reheat leftover tortellini soup on the stovetop over medium-low heat.  
    • If you decide to cook your tortellini separately, add them to the soup just before serving to prevent them from becoming too soft. 
    • Remove the casings if you’re using sausage links in this recipe.
    (For more information and variations, check out the blog post to this recipe.)
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 525kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 1623mg | Potassium: 1178mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 11096IU | Vitamin C: 77mg | Calcium: 315mg | Iron: 6mg

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