Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup
A crowd pleaser for young and old! Flavourful and thick with meat, veggies, and tortellini- it has everything you could ask for!
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 3 Italian Sausages I prefer mild, spicy or chorizo work as well
- 1 Yellow Onion large
- 4 Cloves of Garlic
- 1 Can Diced Tomatoes
- 8 Cups Chicken Stock or veggie stock
- 3 Carrots
- 1 Can Tomato Paste
- 2 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 tsp salt more to taste
- 1 tsp pepper more to taste
Instructions
- Dice the onion, and mince the garlic. In a large pot over medium heat, add the olive oil and the diced onion. Cook until the onion begins to soften.
- Directly into the pot, squeeze the sausage meat from the casings. Break up the meat with a wooden spoon. Cook until the meat is no longer pink. Add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Add the can of diced tomatoes, continuing to cook on medium, while scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
- Peel and dice the carrots.
- Add all of the remaining ingredients except the tortellini to the pot. The chicken stock, can of tomato paste, carrots, Italian seasoning and balsamic vinegar.
- Cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer on low until the carrots are soft, approximately 30 minutes.
- When the carrots are soft, taste the soup and add salt and pepper to taste. Bring the soup to a rapid boil. Add the tortellini.
- Cover the soup once more and simmer on medium low until the tortellini is cooked, approximately 15 minutes. Taste again and add more salt and pepper if desired.