Easy Tortellini Soup Recipe

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians.

tortellini

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortellini

💰Cheaper: pasta + filling

Whole wheat tortellini adds fiber.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds umami.

Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a Dutch oven and heat over medium high heat.

Remove the casing from 1 pound of Italian sausage and break it up before adding it to the pan.

Cook the sausage for about 5 minutes until browned and cooked through, stirring frequently.

Mince 3 cloves of garlic and chop 1/2 of an onion.

Add the chopped onion and minced garlic to the pot with the sausage and cook for about 5 minutes until the onions are tender and garlic is fragrant.

Pour in 4 cups of chicken stock and add 14 ounces of diced tomatoes, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.

Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and let it simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add 9 ounces of cheese tortellini to the pot and cook according to package instructions, about 4-5 minutes.

Stir in 2 cups of fresh baby spinach and 2 tablespoons of chopped basil until the spinach is wilted.

Taste and adjust seasoning as needed before removing from heat and garnishing with shredded Parmesan.

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