Creamy One-Pot Italian Tortellini Soup
This creamy Italian tortellini soup is rich comforting and comes together in one pot. Perfect for busy nights when you want a warm satisfying dinner everyone will love.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork or Italian sausage If using ground pork, see note 1
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 1 cup carrots finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup flour
- 4 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 14 1/2 oz can diced tomatoes
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup marinara sauce optional
- 1 9–12 oz package tortellini
- 3 cups fresh spinach chopped
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- Fresh parmesan for serving
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot and brown the sausage until cooked through and carmelized. Remove from pot and optionally clean out the pot with a paper towel to remove excess grease from this soup.
- Add 1 tbsp olive oil and saute onion and carrots until softened.
- Stir in garlic, cook for 1 minute. Add the flour, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning until well combined. Give those a minute to cook.
- Add the meat back in. Pour in chicken stock diced tomatoes and marinara if using. Bring to a gentle simmer.
- Cook tortellini according to package directions directly in the soup.
- Stir in spinach and heavy cream and cook until spinach wilts.
- Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve hot with parmesan.
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Notes
- If using pork, I would first season the meat in a bowl with 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp ground fennel, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp dried sage, ½ tsp black pepper, 1 tsp sugar or honey, 1 tbsp red wine vinegar, and 1 tbsp cold water.
