Italian Tortellini Soup

 

There will be two posts today, because I keep promising to share this very easy recipe with friends.  So here it is.  It’s basically bits and pieces of three recipes I’ve found online.  This is what tasted best for my family.  Feel free to tweak.  I’m a tweaker (hahahaha, not really), and I rarely measure anything (got that from my Grandma Gladys).  Also, we are a family of five, so we go big.  If you are a small family and don’t want to eat Tortellini Soup for 3 weeks, I suggest cutting the ingredient portions. 

Sorry for the poor quality photo.  My camera is on the fritz, and I was keeping three boys at bay from the soup.

 

1/2 pound Italian pork sausage (may be substituted with Italian turkey sausage)

1 onion

2 tbsp garlic, minced

8 cups fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth

2 cans stewed tomatoes

1 large bag of frozen cheese tortellini

3 cups baby spinach

Italian seasonings to taste

Parmesan cheese, if desired

• Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven, add onion,  stir until no pink remains in sausage . 
• Add garlic- cook for 2-3 more minutes.
• Add broth, tomatoes- bring to a boil
• Add tortellini- bring to a boil then reduce heat- cook for 5-8 minutes (until pasta is tender)
• Add spinach and seasoning, simmer until spinach has wilted.
• Serve with parmesan cheese if desired

 

There you go.  Very quick and easy dinner. Oh. And. Stop judging my ghetto-ass teapot.  I love that thing.