Enter Tortellini Tomato Soup with Italian Sausage. Easily one of the quickest and most delicious meals you will ever make. Seriously. You'll believe me when you get text messages at work from your family asking who's allowed to have the leftovers. Obviously Mom won that battle too.
To make this pot full of delight you will need:
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 lb Italian sausage
1/2 cup diced yellow onion
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 28oz can crushed tomatoes
1 32oz box vegetable broth
2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 package cheese tortellini
1 cup fresh packed spinach
Heat the vegetable oil over medium high heat in your favorite Dutch oven or large soup/stock pot. Once hot add in the onions and saute until soft. Adjust your heat accordingly.
Crumble in the Italian sausage along with the garlic and cook until you can't see any more pink.
Stir in the crushed tomatoes, vegetable broth, basil, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low and cover. Simmer for 20-30 minutes.
Add in the tortellini and spinach and simmer for another 10 minutes until the pasta becomes tender.
Top with shredded Parmesan cheese.
This soup makes enough to last for about three days with a family of three and it can easily be doubled and even frozen. I've already gotten multiple requests to make it again from my dad, followed by a soon please. I'm happy it was such a hit!
