Sausage and Tortellini Soup - Easy and Quick

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage reduces fat while still providing flavor.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Vegetable broth is a lower-calorie option.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: Nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

tortellini

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortellini

💰Cheaper: pasta shapes

Whole wheat adds fiber; other pasta shapes are often less expensive.

Dice onions, carrots, and celery finely or use a food processor, ensuring they retain some texture.

Chop a few cloves of garlic and set aside.

Brown 1 lb of sausage out of the casing, using a mix of hot and sweet sausage until fully cooked.

Discard some of the fat from the sausage.

Add the mirepoix mixture to the browned sausage and stir, cooking for a few minutes.

Add the chopped garlic and cook for one more minute to remove the raw garlic flavor.

Deglaze the pan with white wine (optional).

Add water and Better than Bouillon chicken base to the pot and bring to a simmer, cooking for about 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, add a splash of cream and let it simmer until it returns to a boil.

Add frozen three cheese tortellini and cook until fully cooked.

Adjust seasoning to taste and serve with extra parmesan, hot pepper flakes, and parsley.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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