Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup

Name: Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 Italian turkey sausage, links. casings removed (4 ounces each); 1 medium onion, chopped; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans low sodium chicken broth; 1 3/4 cups water; 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini; 1 (6 ounce) package fresh Baby Spinach, coarsely chopped; 2 1/4 teaspoons minced fresh basil or 3/4 teaspoon dried basil; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 dash crushed red pepper flakes; shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

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Recipe by Denise in da Kitchen

My DD found this in a recent issue of Taste of Home Healthy Cooking and made it for dinner. Although she subbed a combo of hot and mild sausage for the turkey links, it turned was great! Paired with Italian bread this was a filling and hearty soup, especially good on this raw, rainy Sunday night.

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READY IN: 25mins

SERVES: 4-6

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

3

Italian turkey sausage, links. casings removed (4 ounces each)
1

medium onion, chopped
6

garlic cloves, minced
2

(14 1/2 ounce) cans low sodium chicken broth
1 ³⁄₄

cups water
1

(14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1

(9 ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini
1

(6 ounce) package fresh Baby Spinach, coarsely chopped
2 ¹⁄₄

teaspoons minced fresh basil or 3/4 teaspoon dried basil
¹⁄₄

teaspoon pepper
1

dash crushed red pepper flakes
shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven; add onion.
Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink.
Add garlic; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
Add the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
Stir in tortellini; return to a boil.
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-8 minutes or until tortellini are tender, stirring occasionally.
Add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes; cook 2 - 3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted.
Serve with cheese if desired.

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