heat the oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat

add the onion and saute for a few minutes

meanwhile decide if you want the sausage in slices or out of the casing, prepare accordingly

add the garlic to the onion and cook for about 30 seconds

then add the sausage and continue cooking for about 5 minutes

while the sausage it cooking prepare the tortellini almost according to package directions, remove from cooking water before completely finished cooking, set aside the tortellini

save the cooking water from the tortellini in case the soup needs a bit more broth, trust me on this one it tastes wonderful

add the broth to the sausage and quickly bring to a boil

add the kale, tortellini and the vegetables to the soup, then reduce heat, simmer for 15 minutes until heated through

add more pasta water as needed if the tortellini suck up too much broth