Tuscan Tortellini Soup is delicious and comforting. Made with tomatoes, Italian sausage, garlic, onions, kale, and parmesan cheese, you will love this simple meal.
While this looks like one of those soups that take hours to make or need to simmer all day, it is ready in 30-45 minutes, depending on the tortellini you use. Easy, delicious, and comforting, this soup is perfect for serving a crowd.
One of the reasons I love Italian soups is that they are typically heartier and full of substance, with ingredients like meat, vegetables, broth, and some sort of starch, like noodles or potatoes.
While I would say that most meals don’t feel complete just with a soup, this Tuscan Tortellini Soup is a meal. And it will fill everyone up.
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Another one of our favorite soups is a slow cooker version of this Slow Cooker Tuscan Tortellini Soup; it is just as amazing if you want the house to smell like an Italian restaurant at the end of the day. But they are both just as simple to make.
Recipe Tips
Another easy soup that we love, an old classic on the site, and my Creamy Tuscan Soup. This soup is my husband’s favorite that I make.
I love how kale works in this tortellini soup recipe. It cooks down to the right texture, and I prefer it over spinach. Spinach would work, but it gets too overcooked and become slimy. Kale is hearty enough to balance the entire dish out. And my kids don’t even notice it while they are eating. Bonus!
This recipe is excellent for gatherings, feeds a crowd, and is great for a chilly evening. Enjoy this favorite of our family – Tuscan Tortellini Soup! We love it, and so will you.
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Tuscan Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs. Italian sausage I love using Spicy Chicken Sausage
- ½ purple onion chopped
- ½ yellow onion chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- 2 28 ounce cans crushed tomatoes
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 4-6 cups kale roughly chopped
- 1 cup of half and half or whole milk
- 9 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini use another 9 ounces for thicker soup
- 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1/4 cup Italian seasoning
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a heavy-bottomed pot, I like to use my cast iron cooking pot, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and brown sausage. Once completely cooked, drain and set aside.
- Using the same pot, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil, add onions and garlic and cook until tender. Once onions and garlic are caramelized, add crushed tomatoes, chicken stock, browned ground sausage & kale.
- Bring to a boil, while stirring frequently, add Italian seasoning and salt & pepper to taste.
- Continue to boil 5-10 minutes to allow flavors to merge.
- If you use dry tortellini, add to soup and cook until al dente, about 15-20 minutes.If you use refrigerated tortellini add to soup and reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add half and half and parmesan cheese.
- Simmer for a few more minutes.
- Remove from heat & serve.
Hi there, was reading the recipe ingredients and wondering if it is actually 1/4 cup of Italian seasoning,?
Yes, that is correct! It seems like a lot, but the recipe does make a lot of soup so it isn’t too much.
Make this soup! It’s delicious! I love a good creamy tomato bisque on it’s own, so adding cheese tortellini and Italian sausage took it over the top! I added a bit more parmesan than the recipe called for and used actual cream. O added chopped carrots for extra veggies. My husband and son don’t like kale at all so I used fresh spinach at the very end and cooked just enough for it to wilt. This was a fantastic, rich and savory soup.
Looks beyond delicious! Can’t wait to make this!