Kates Spicy Sausage Tortellini Soup Recipes

SPICY SAUSAGE SOUP WITH TORTELLINI

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, bring broth to a boil. Carefully drop sausage by heaping teaspoonfuls into boiling broth. Add tortellini, tomatoes and Italian seasoning; return to a boil., Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until sausage is cooked through and pasta is tender. Stir in spinach until wilted. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth if necessary.

KATE'S SPICY SAUSAGE TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Steam sausage for 15 minutes to reduce fat content.
• Let cool, and slice into bite sized pieces, removing casing if desired.
• Spray large pot with no-stick spray.
• Place sliced sausage in large pot with oil and let brown lightly. Remove sausage and pour off excess oil.
• In same pot add onions,garlic, celery, carrots, and mushrooms until softened but not browned, then add back sausage.
• Stir in seasoning, tomatoes, stock and clamato juice.
• Bring to boil and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• Add frozen pasta and kidney beans; simmer covered for 20 minutes.
• If too thick, dilute with water or more broth.
• Season to taste.

SAUSAGE - TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Discard sausage casings. Cook sausage, onion and garlic in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink; drain.
• Return mixture to Dutch oven.
• Stir in broth and next 6 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 30 minutes. Skim off fat.
• Stir in zucchini and tortellini; simmer 10 minutes. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

SAUSAGE & TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, brown the sausage over medium-high heat with minced garlic and minced onion.
• Pour in the chicken broth and use a wooden spoon to get up all the brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Add in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, pepper, and mushrooms.
• Reduce heat to low/medium low and let simmer for at least 30 minutes, but the longer you let it cook, the better flavor it will have.
• Add the tortellini and let cook through, about 10 minutes (I use frozen tortellini so it takes longer, but would be shorter if you use fresh or refrigerated).
• Serve and enjoy.

SPICY TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil over high heat.
• Add tortellini, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 5 minutes. Gently stir in diced tomatoes, simmer 3 minutes until tortellini is tender, stir in sundried tomatoes, shallots.
• Stir in basil, cayenne pepper, oregano and black pepper and simmer another 2 minutes.
• Stir in spanach 1 cup at a time just until wilted.
• Ladle into shallow bowls, sprinkle with cheese and additional cayenne pepper to taste.