Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup Recipe

Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup Recipe Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

This is my favorite soup recipe. It's quick to fix on a busy night and full of healthy, tasty ingredients. It originally called for spicy sausage links, but I've found that turkey sausage, or even ground turkey breast, is just as good. —Tracy Fasnacht, Irwin, Pennsylvania

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Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Cook: 20 min.
  • Yield: 6 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 3 Italian turkey sausage links (4 ounces each), casings removed
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1-3/4 cups water
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated cheese tortellini
  • 1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach, coarsely chopped
  • 2-1/4 teaspoons minced fresh basil or 3/4 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • Dash crushed red pepper flakes
  • Shredded Parmesan cheese, optional

Directions

  • Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven; add onion. Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
  • Add tortellini; return to a boil. Cook for 7-9 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted. Serve with cheese if desired. Yield: 6 servings (2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1-1/3 cups (calculated without cheese) equals 203 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 40 mg cholesterol, 878 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 16 g protein.

Originally published as Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup in Healthy Cooking October/November 2008, p33

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Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2013 by michaels99

This was so good. Even my picky family loved it and asked for seconds. I used a large chicken broth and decreased the water to only a cup. Next time I will omit the water and use more broth

Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2013 by aspear

This recipe was marvelous. Even my vegetable shy daughter ate it- spinach and all! We're definitely making this one again.

Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2012 by sheena_groves

This is one of the easiest recipes I've ever made. But instead of using Turkey sausage, I used Johnsonville Three Cheese Italian Style Chicken Sausages.

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2012 by shiny0torchic

I only edited one major thing in this recipe, and that was the onions. My fiance doesn't like regular onions but will eat green onions if I put them in soup, so I used a stalk of green onions chopped in exchange for an onion. I also nearly tripled the amount of tortellini, and I used three cans of chicken broth instead of the one can chicken broth + water. I ended up buying a 16 ounce package of Italian Sausage instead of of taking a part 3 4-ounce sausages. So, other than changing the amount I put in of certain ingredients, lol, I nearly followed the recipe, and it was fantastic! I'll be keeping this recipe for years to come!

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2012 by monicakat

This is super easy to make, ready in no time and delicious. Everyone I've ever served it to has loved it. Paired with some crusty bread, this is a mega-pleasing lunch or dinner!

Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2012 by maryspat

I doubled this recipe, used tri-colored tortellinis and ground turkey instead of sausage. To add some spicy flavor I used one can of diced tomatoes and one can of diced tomatoes w/chiles. I also added a can of white beans (drained/rinsed). This is such a hearty, delicious soup!

Reviewed on Nov. 08, 2012 by sherrilynk

Wasn't sure about the recipe when I started out with the first few ingredients but LOVED the end result! I used whole grain tortellini and added some fresh tomato. I let the first 6 ingredients simmer for about 1 hour before I added the rest.

Reviewed on Nov. 06, 2012 by Cguinn09

My family LOVES this! My sister in law even wanted the recipe. Its a quick, easy, family pleasing meal!

Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2012 by Heatherlynn08

My husband and I made this recipe together...It was amazing!!! Thank you for the post, I will definitely be making this recipe again!!! :)

Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2012 by Linda Ruthig

First time to rate a recipe after many years of enjoying Taste of Home, Simple and delcious and Healthy Cooking! This is awesome! My Italian husband wasn't sure with the addition of spinach, but loved it and rated as a "keeper"

 
 

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