Italian Tortellini Soup

Tortellini, sausage, tomatoes, spinach, basil and more! This Italian Tortellini Soup recipe is so hearty and delicious, and full of healthy, tasty ingredients!! Best of all, it’s ready in less than 20 minutes!

Spinach and Sausage Tortellini Soup

Have you ever had a Tortellini Soup?! If not, I’m telling you right now to drop everything you’re doing and add it to your weekly menu plan. It is seriously so stinkin’ delicious and with the weather cooling down, it will be the most satisfying soup recipe you try. I absolutely LOVE soup season and am so excited for cooler weather and the holidays. We make soup as least once a week in my home during the season, and I can’t wait to share another recipe with y’all today.

Today’s Italian Tortellini Soup is a lot like our Sausage Soup. They definitely have their differences though in taste and ingredients. This recipe has chopped spinach and basil. The other recipe has carrots and zucchini. Both taste amazing, but since my whole family loves soup so much I figured it didn’t hurt to try another delicious recipe using tortellini. ;D

How to Make Tortellini Soup

I always use Sausage Crumbles (Jimmy Dean makes them, but I’m sure there are other brands) in this recipe because they’re already fully cooked and it saves me at least 5-7 minutes. It’s so nice to be able to whip up this recipe in a crunch because it seriously takes less than 20 minutes. But you can definitely substitute the sausage crumbles for fresh sausage if you like! Just cook until it is no longer pink, and then add the garlic for step number 1.

1. Add sausage crumbles and garlic to a large pot and cook for 1 minute.
2. Stir in broth, water and tomatoes and bring to a boil.
3. Add tortellini and cook for 6-7 minutes.
4. Reduce heat to low and add spinach, basil, salt and pepper. Cook for a few more minutes and serve warm.

Can you leave out the sausage? Of course! We know some of you may be vegetarians, so just omit the sausage and cook the garlic for a minute before adding the broth, water and tomatoes.

Can this be made in the slow cooker? Yes. Just add all your ingredients (MINUS THE SPINACH) to the slow cooker and cook on low for 3 hours or on HIGH for 1 hour. Add the spinach for the last hour for either cook time and setting.

How to change up this Tortellini Soup

We like to try the different tortellinis or even different sausages to change up and/or enhance the flavor of this soup. Use a sweet sausage or even a spicy sausage to add more flavor. Or try and use a different tortellini. Here are some of our favorites:

• Three Cheese Tortellini
• Mixed Cheese Tortellini
• Spinach & Cheese Tortellini
• Sweet Italian Sausage Tortelloni

If you’re anything like me and are constantly looking for FAST and EASY recipes for crazy weeknights, trust me, you’ll want to try this one! Even my kids liked it, which was great, because there’s a handful of veggies in each serving.

Finish this recipe off with some fresh, shredded Parmesan cheese on top and I promise it’ll be another keeper recipe!

For more tortellini soup recipes, check out:

• Chicken Tortellini Soup
• Tomato Tortellini
• Cheesy Baked Tortellini
• Spinach and Tortellini Salad
• Tortellini Sausage Soup
• Mushroom Tortellini Soup

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Sausage and Tortellini Soup Recipe

Italian Tortellini Soup - a delicious recipe filled with tortellini, sausage, tomatoes, spinach, basil and more! So hearty and delicious!

Course Soup

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 17 minutes

Servings 6

Calories 294 kcal

Author Lil' Luna

Ingredients

• 9.6 oz Sausage Crumbles (1 bag)
• 2 tbsp minced garlic
• 29 oz chicken broth (2 14.5 oz cans)
• 9 oz package refrigerated cheese tortellini
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 14.5 oz diced tomatoes (1 can)
• 1 cup fresh baby spinach chopped
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• pepper
• shredded parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Add sausage crumbles and garlic to a large pot and cook for 1 minute.

2. Stir in broth, water and tomatoes and bring to a boil.
3. Add tortellini and cook for 6-7 minutes.
4. Reduce heat to low and add spinach, basil, salt and pepper. Cook for a few more minutes and serve warm with shredded Parmesan cheese on top.

Recipe Notes

I prefer using the fully cooked Sausage Crumbles (Jimmy Dean makes them, but I'm sure there are other brands) for the sake of time and convenience! If you'd rather use fresh sausage, just cook until no longer pink before adding in the garlic and cooking for 1 minute.

Nutrition Facts

Sausage and Tortellini Soup Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 294 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16g 25%

Saturated Fat 5g 25%

Cholesterol 48mg 16%

Sodium 1467mg 61%

Potassium 389mg 11%

Total Carbohydrates 22g 7%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 2g

Protein 14g 28%

Vitamin A 11.7%

Vitamin C 22.4%

Calcium 10.8%

Iron 15.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.