Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup is a thick and creamy soup base with chunks of cooked pork sausage, crunchy carrots, buttery kale and three cheese tortellini pasta cooked in a smooth and rich tomato sauce. This soup will become an instant favorite!

Winter soup is my favorite and this soup has all the flavors!  If you love tortellini as much as I do try this Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup, Creamy Tuscan Garlic Tortellini Soup or Slow Cooker Chicken Tortellini Soup.

Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

Thick, rich and smooth soup will warm you up this winter season.

The ground pork sausage is cooked ahead of time with the carrots

What you need to make Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

• Ground pork sausage: cook ahead of time.
• Carrots: chopped up and cooked with the pork sausage.
• Onion: small and chopped
• Garlic: minced
• Italian seasoning: seasoning for all the flavoring.
• Flour: this will thicken up your soup base.
• Chicken broth: added flavoring and
• Tomato paste: a flavorful thickener. 
• Heavy cream: rich and creamy base.
• Three cheese tortellini: pasta with a cheesy blend inside each bite.
• Kale: chopped and adds a buttery smooth texture.
• Salt and pepper: to taste!

How to make Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

• Cook meat and sauté vegetables: In a large pot over medium high heat add the sausage. Cook and crumble until brown, remove and set aside on a plate. Add the carrots and onion and sauté until tender. Add in garlic and Italian seasoning and sauté for a minute more.
• Add in flour and remaining ingredients: Add in the flour to the vegetables and pour in chicken broth. Add in the tomato paste and stir. Add in heavy cream and tortellini and bring to a simmer for about 7 minutes until tortellini is cooked. Add in the kale right before serving and salt and pepper to taste.

Variations of Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

• Meat: change up your meat if you prefer turkey sausage, cubed chicken or ground beef if you do not have sausage.
• Cream: heavy cream is best but if you are looking for a lighter side try half and half.
• Vegetables: add in chunks of potatoes, mushrooms, zucchini or even bell peppers.
• Tortellini: there are a few other flavors of tortellini or even ravioli will work great too.
• Chicken broth: for other flavoring try beef broth or vegetable broth.
• Tomato paste: a can of tomato sauce will also work to thicken and add that rich flavoring.
• Kale: switch it out for spinach if you prefer.
• Seasoning: if you don’t have Italian seasoning blend together rosemary, oregano, thyme and basil.
• Dairy-free: trade the cheese tortellini for a regular pasta like bowtie or penne and use greek yogurt or almond milk for a thickener. It will not be the same thickness and the taste will change but this will lead to a dairy-free tortellini soup.
• Gluten-free: omit tortellini pasta and substitute it with any gluten-free pasta and change the flour to a gluten-free flour.

Tips for making Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

• For a spicier soup, try using a hot Italian sausage or adding red pepper flakes (1/4 teaspoon to start out with) to the soup.
• Fresh or frozen tortellini will work in the soup. Fresh soup is best and will cook quicker. Add a little extra time simmering with frozen tortellini.
• Make this soup ahead of time by preparing and cutting up the carrots and onions and cooking the sausage.
• Use a slow cooker to cook and keep warm. Simply cook and sauté the ground sausage and vegetables. Add them all to the slow cooker leaving out the three cheese tortellini. When ready to serve, add in your tortellini until it is soft and tender, then serve.

Storing Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

• Making Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup ahead of time: Prepare and make the creamy sausage tortellini soup ahead of time leaving out the tortellini pasta. Leave the stove top on low stirring occasionally until ready to serve, then add in the tortellini pasta to cook until tender.
• Storing in the refrigerator: Cook the creamy sausage tortellini soup leaving out the tortellini pasta if you are not serving it. Once completely cooled, add to a ziplock bag or airtight container and store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
• Can you freeze Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup? This soup does great frozen. It is best to leave out the tortellini pasta if you know you are freezing it ahead of time. Tortellini can be frozen into the soup just know tortellini pasta will become softer. Completely cool the sausage tortellini soup and place in a ziplock bag. Lay it flat in the freezer for up to 1 month.
• Warming up Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup: You can either thaw your sausage tortellini soup in the refrigerator over night or simply add your ziplock bag to a bowl of water letting it thaw that way. Once thawed or taken from the refrigerator simply add the soup to the stove top or slow cooker. If you left out the tortellini, this would be a great time to add that back in and let cook for a few minutes before serving.

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