Recipe: Perfect Thick and Spicy sausage, bean and cheese tortellini soup

Thick and Spicy sausage, bean and cheese tortellini soup. Tortellini soup is a delicious meal on it's own, but you can pair it with some garlic bread and a big green salad and add a few more guests to dinner. So imagine my delight when I combined those flavors I love with spicy Italian Sausage, Spinach and Cheesy Tortellini! A lot of people like to serve.

This soup is such a family treasure, both my daughters asked for the recipe when they moved out on their own. I cook the tortellini separately, but you can let it plump up in the soup broth, too. —Cynthia Krakowiak, Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Italian sausage, garlic, tomatoes, red wine, and tortellini - this soup combines favorite ingredients from an Italian kitchen. You can have Thick and Spicy sausage, bean and cheese tortellini soup using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Thick and Spicy sausage, bean and cheese tortellini soup

1. Prepare 2 TBS of butter.
2. You need 2 TBS of olive oil.
3. Prepare 1 of large carrot thinly sliced.
4. You need 2 stalks of celery, chopped.
5. Prepare 1 of large onion chopped.
6. Prepare 2 of garlic cloves minced.
7. You need 1 (15 oz) of can cannelloni or navy beans rinsed and drained.
8. It's 1 lb of bulk mild Italian sausage.
9. It's 4 cups of chicken broth.
10. You need 1 (15 oz) of can petite diced tomatoes.
11. Prepare 1 tsp of pepper.
12. You need 1 tsp of red pepper flakes.
13. Prepare 1 package of favorite frozen cheese tortellini.
14. You need 1 bunch of fresh parsley.
15. It's of Parmesan cheese.
16. Prepare of Roux - 3TBS butter / 3TBS flour.

You can use sweet or hot This soup embodies all the wonders of Italian cooking: Italian sausage, garlic, tomatoes and red wines. Serve with hot bread and salad for a delicious meal. I also used collards rather than spinach. Absolutely delicious, used dried beans and cooked them in the soup since I had them in the pantry.

Thick and Spicy sausage, bean and cheese tortellini soup instructions

1. Heat oil and butter in Dutch oven on medium heat, add carrots, celery and onion and cook for approx 5-7 min until the veggies soften..
2. Add in sausage and sauté until browned. Stir in garlic, pepper and pepper flakes..
3. Add in beans, tomatoes and broth, cook to a simmer, about 10 min....
4. In the meantime make your roux in a small sauce pan by melting butter and whisking in flour until combined. Add to pot and bring to a slow boil to thicken up the soup..
5. Add in frozen tortellini and simmer until the pasta is el dente about 10. Add in fresh parsley and serve. Garnish with a little Parmesan cheese on top..

I doubled the recipe for all of my roommates and it. package frozen cheese tortellini. Place sliced sausage in large pot with oil and let brown lightly. Remove sausage and pour off excess oil. If too thick, dilute with water or more broth. Here's a super hearty soup filled with sausage, cheese filled tortellini, and a ton of veggies.