How to make sausage and spinach tortellini soup
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Servings:
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 pound italian sausage
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 pound mushrooms, sliced
  • 5 cup chicken broth
  • 3 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes
  • 10 ounce frozen spinach
  • 20 ounce cheese tortellini
  • salt and pepper to taste
Directions
  1. In a Dutch oven, melt butter and heat olive oil.
  2. Add onions and saute until translucent.
  3. When the onions are fragrant and translucent, add the garlic and saute for a few seconds, then add the sausage and brown it.
  4. Push sausage to the side to make a small spot to pour one tablespoon of olive oil, add basil and oregano to the oil and toast for 20-30 seconds.
  5. Mix the herbs with the sausage and add in the mushrooms.
  6. When mushrooms have softened, add broth and tomatoes. Bring to a simmer.
  7. Add frozen spinach and cook until thawed, bringing the liquids to a boil. Taste the broth and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
  8. Add tortellini and cook according to package directions.
  9. Enjoy!