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Sausage Tortellini Soup is full of delicious flavors and is the perfect cold weather meal. It is packed with tortellini, sausage, and zucchini and I guarantee everyone will want the recipe.
The recipe for this Sausage Tortellini soup is the probably the recipe I have had the most requests for. The recipe was given to me years ago by a friend and it’s been a frequent visitor to our weekly meal plan ever since.
The soup has a rich tomato based soup and is full of vegetables, Italian sausage and cheese tortellini. It is the perfect cold weather meal, it will warm you up and fill you up at the same time!
Ingredients Needed
- Sweet Italian Sausage
- Cheese Tortellini
- Beef Broth
- Diced Tomatoes
- Tomato Sauce
- Carrots
- Onion
- Garlic
- Dried Basil
- Oregano
- Zucchini
- Parmesan Cheese
How to Make Sausage Tortellini Soup
- Brown sausage, remove from pan, drain and set aside.
- Sauté onions and garlic until tender.
- Add beef broth, water, carrots, tomatoes, basil, oregano, tomato sauce and sausage to the pan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
- Skim off any fat.
- Add zucchini and tortellini to the soup and simmer until tortellini and zucchini are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Garnish with Parmesan cheese.
Tips from leigh Anne
- I use a mild ground sausage but if you like a bit of a kick, use spicy Italian sausage.
- You can use fresh or frozen tortellini, both work great. The frozen tortellini may just take a bit longer to cook.
- I use zucchini and carrots but you could also add in mushrooms and peppers. Saute the peppers along with the carrots and add the mushrooms in with the zucchini.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make sausage tortellini soup ahead of time?
If you would like to prepare the soup ahead of time, follow directions up until zucchini and tortellini is added. Allow the soup to cool and then refrigerate. When ready to serve, bring the soup to a boil, add the pasta and zucchini, and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
Can I freeze sausage tortellini soup?
This soup freezes great, just don’t add the tortellini before freezing. It absorbs too much of the soup and begins to break down.
To freeze, cool the soup to room temperature and then place in a large freezer bag or freezer container.
To reheat, thaw soup in refrigerator, place in a saucepan and bring to a low boil, add in the tortellini. Cook until tortellini is tender and serve.
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Sausage Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 1 lb. sweet Italian sausage
- 1 cup carrots thinly sliced
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 14 oz. diced tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 5 cups beef or chicken broth
- 1 – 8 oz. can tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 cups sliced zucchini
- 8 oz. fresh meat or cheese tortellini I use cheese
- Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Brown sausage, remove from pan and drain.
- Set aside.
- Saute onions and garlic until tender.
- Add water,broth, carrots, tomatoes, basil, oregano, tomato sauce and sausage.
- Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for about 20 minutes.
- Skim off any fat and stir in zucchini and tortellini.
- Simmer for an additional 20 minutes or until tortellini and zucchini are tender.
- Garnish with Parmesan cheese.
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Mommysaurus says
This was a huge hit with my non-soup loving husband, and my 8-year old even said it was yummy! Paired perfectly with crusty French bread, a crisp salad, and some strawberry ice cream sundaes for dessert. Delish! Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe!
Leigh Anne says
Sounds like a delicious dinner – so glad the family enjoyed it!
Chelsea says
Making this soup this week!! Sounds so yummy!!
LEXY says
Can’t wait to make this for a party. Do you think I could make it the day before, refrigerate, put it in a crock pot to reheat on low for 3 hours or so (double batch) and then serve?
Leigh Anne says
Lexy, it will work fine, just don’t put the tortellini in until the last hour or so.
Janette says
Have you slightly changed the recipe? I thought originally there was white wine and a 29 oz. can of crushed tomatoes. Either way, it’s one of my favorite soup recipes.
Leigh Anne says
You are right. I hired someone to go in and reformat my recipes and that must have gotten left off – sorry about that!
We love this soup too!!!
deb in sc says
I’m never sure how to cook the Italian sausage…do you keep it in the casing while cooking, or remove from casing before cooking for the sausage/tortellini soup?
Leigh Anne says
I buy the bulk, ground up sausage so it doesn’t have a casing on it. But if I was using a sausage with a casing I would remove the casing and cook up the sausage like hamburger meat.