Sausage Tortellini Soup

5 from 41 votes

This Sausage Tortellini Soup is the just the thing to serve for dinner on those cold chilly nights when you just need to get dinner on the table!

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Course: Dinner Recipes, Soup

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 586kcal

Author: Laura

1 TBSP olive oil only use if using a lower fat sausage like chicken
1 lb Italian sausage remove casings if needed can use Hot Italian Sausage if desired
1 yellow onion diced
3 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon dry basil
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon ground mustard
3 Tablespoons flour
4 cups chicken broth or use chicken stock
12 oz. tortellini refrigerated or frozen
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup half and half
2 cups kale chopped and destemmed (about 1 bunch)
1/2 cup parmesan optional for topping the soup

if using it put the oil in the dutch oven, heat over medium heat until it shimmers and add the sausage and onion
If not using any oil then just saute sausage and onion as is
cook together together until sausage is browned and cooked through
Drain sausage if needed, leaving 1 tablespoon of grease
Add garlic, basil, Italian seasoning, ground mustard, and flour
Cook, stirring for about 30-60 seconds
Stir in chicken broth, tortellini, and salt
Bring to a simmer, and simmer for about 3 minutes
Stir in half and half and kale and continue to simmer an additional 3-5 minutes until kale is wilted and tortellini is done through
serve with optional parmesan cheese on top