Spicy Sausage Tortellini Soup
This Spicy Sausage Tortellini Soup is a rich, comforting one-pot meal made with ground chicken or turkey sausage, cheese tortellini, kale, tomatoes, Parmesan, and a creamy tomato broth with a kick of Calabrian chili paste. It's an easy weeknight dinner that's hearty, flavorful, and ready in under an hour.
Servings 8 1 cup servings
Calories 429kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lb ground chicken or turkey sausage
- 1 teaspoon calabrian chili paste
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 28 oz diced tomatoes
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup half + half or milk
- 18 oz fresh tortellini refrigerated
- ½ cup freshly grated parm
- 6 cups shredded kale
- more parm for topping
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven or soup pot, head olive oil over medium-high heat. Once hot, add onions and cook 4-5 minutes or until beginning to soften. Add garlic and cook for another minute.
- Add in sausage and cook until no longer pink, breaking up with wooden spoon as it cooks.
- Add in calabrian chili paste, tomato paste, salt, pepper, dried basil, and red pepper flake and cook for 1 minute, stirring the entire time. Pour in diced tomatoes and stir.
- Pour in chicken broth and milk and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add in tortellini. Cook for 5 minutes, then stir in parmesan cheese and kale. Turn off heat and allow the kale to wilt.
- Serve! Top with more freshly grated parmesan cheese.
Notes
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- Toast the chili paste and spices for a minute before adding liquid. This step really deepens the flavor of the broth, so don't skip it.
- Add the tortellini right after the broth boils. Fresh tortellini cooks fast, so adding it too early can leave it mushy.
- Turn off the heat before stirring in the kale. This keeps it from overcooking and helps it hold its color and texture.
- Adjust the spice level to your taste. Start with the full amount of Calabrian chili paste and red pepper flake, then add more at the end if you want extra heat.
- Leftovers will thicken as they sit, since the tortellini keeps absorbing broth. Add a splash of chicken broth when reheating to loosen it back up.
Nutrition
Calories: 429kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 1678mg | Potassium: 750mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2015IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 294mg | Iron: 4mg