Description
A quick 30 min dinner! Made with crumbled Italian-style turkey sausage, kale, Parmesan and tender tortellini. So easy, so cozy, so good.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound Italian-style turkey sausage (casing removed)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 medium sweet onion (diced)
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (3-inch) Parmesan rind (optional)
- 1 (9-ounce) package refrigerated three cheese tortellini
- 1/2 bunch kale (stems removed and leaves chopped)
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Brown: Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add Italian-style turkey sausage and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the sausage as it cooks; drain excess fat.
- Sauté: Stir in garlic, onion and Italian seasoning. Cook, stirring frequently, until onions have become translucent, about 2-3 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Whisk: Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
- Simmer: Stir in chicken stock, tomato sauce and Parmesan rind, if using. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Cook: Stir in tortellini; cover and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
- Finish: Stir in kale until wilted, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and basil until heated through, about 1 minute; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve: Serve immediately.
Notes
Use fresh tortellini to keep the soup creamy without becoming mushy. For meal prep, store cooked tortellini separately from the broth to maintain quality.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: One-Pot
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 430 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 880 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
Keywords: creamy tortellini soup, one-pot dinner, Dutch oven recipe, cozy comfort food, 30 minute meal