Spinach Tortellini Soup
This Spinach Tortellini Soup is so comforting and delicious. It has delicious pillowy spinach & cheese tortellini, tender spinach, sausage, in a delicious creamy soup.
Ingredients
- 20 oz. spinach & cheese tortellini
- 3 sweet Italian sausage
- 3 bacon strips chopped
- 1 shallot chopped
- 1 spinach bunch washed
- 2 cloves garlic fresh minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- Parmesan rind optional
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Parmesan Cheese for garnish grated - optional
Instructions
- Remove the casing from the sausages and brown in a Dutch oven, once the sausages are brown remove and set aside. Remove the grease from the pan.
- Next add the bacon and cook until crispy, remove and set aside. Remove the grease, but leave a tablespoon of grease in the pot
- Next add the garlic and cook for a minute.
- Once the garlic is cooked, add the sausage, broth, Parmesan rind, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a soft boil for 10 minutes, then add the tortellini, cook per package directions.
- Once the tortellini are al dente, add the spinach and nutmeg, cook for another 5 minutes.
- Then add the cream and stir until combined. Serve the soup with grated Parmesan cheese on top.
Notes
I use a regular spinach bunch, but you can also use baby spinach.
I use Grana Padano Parmesan from Trader Joe’s. Parmesan rind and Parmesan cheese for garnish are not included in the nutrition value as these are optional.
I use Grana Padano Parmesan from Trader Joe’s. Parmesan rind and Parmesan cheese for garnish are not included in the nutrition value as these are optional.
Nutrition
Calories: 778kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 18gFat: 56gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 1791mgPotassium: 854mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 700IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 1mg
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