When I visited my one of my very best girl-friends last month she made some amazing tortellini soup. Even sense I have been wanted to make some. Especially since I love tortellini
(or almost any pasta) and ManDan has never even had it!
A rainy day came along, the perfect kind of rainy day for soup and I took the opportunity to make the soup and take it to ManDan for dinner at work
(something I would totally do more if he worked closer! and I really hope I get to do more once we are married). I had intended to be a good blogger and take pictures of the whole process, but I was in too much of a hurry to not miss ManDan's lunch break that this is the only photo I got.
All the food packed up and ready to go. Even got strawberry shortcake for dessert!
ManDan and I really enjoyed the soup, but I didn't make it as good as my friend had. I will just have to try it again! When I made it I left out the wine because I didn't have any, but I think that might be what really makes go from good to great. Next time I will definitely add the wine!
Sweet Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package al fresco® All Natural Sweet Italian Chicken Sausage
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 3 (14 ounce) cans low fat, low sodium chicken broth
- 18 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1 1/4 cups fresh red tomatoes, chopped
- 6 ounces baby spinach leaves
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Directions
- Heat Dutch oven with 1/2 tsp of oil to coat and saute chicken sausage until browned and internal heat is 165 degrees. Remove from pan and slice into small pieces and set aside.
- Meanwhile, finely mince the garlic cloves.
- Heat remaining oil in pan, add garlic and saute for 30 seconds, stir in wine and broth and bring to a boil. Cook for about 2 minutes then add tortellini. Cook for another 5 minutes and then stir in spinach and tomato. Cook until the spinach wilts, 2 minutes.
- Return sauteed sausage pieces to the soup, cook for an additional 5 minutes add the butter and serve when butter is melted.
Mmmm, sounds super yummy! I LOVE Italian food, but I don't think I've ever had tortellini soup...will definitely be trying that sometime. =) By the way, this might just be my very non-observant imagination, but did you change your blog background? Well, whether you did or not, it looks adorable!
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