Easy Tortellini Soup Recipe

I love this tortellini soup recipe. The original recipe came from one of my sisters and I adjusted it a bit to work with my home canned goods. When my kids see that we are having this for dinner they are always excited for the meal. We never have to worry about having leftovers with this one. It is the perfect meal to curl up with on a cool fall/winter day but is so easy to make that it is worth making in the summer to reduce your time in front of the stove.

A woman serving sausage tortellini soup into a bowl with a ladle — Delicious!

Ingredients:

2 pounds sausage

1 quart tomato juice

1 quart broth (chicken or turkey)

1 quart canned tomatoes with liquid

2 cubes chicken bouillon

1/4 cup dry kale or spinach

1 teaspoon garlic

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 teaspoon basil

1 teaspoon ground thyme

1.5 pounds three cheese tortellini

1 cup of cream (or whole milk)

a woman adding sausage to a pot — brown sausage

Begin by browning your 2 pounds of sausage. I used homemade sausage if you want to see how to make that just follow this link: https://www.wisdompreserved.life/how-to-make-your-own-sausage

a woman pouring tomato juice over sausage in a pot — add tomato juice

After the sausage is all brown and crispy add 1 quart of tomato juice. (To learn how to can tomato juice just click here: https://www.wisdompreserved.life/canning-tomato-juice

Then add 1 quart of broth. I used turkey for the video but I actually prefer chicken a little bit more. Next, I use kitchen shears to cut up my canned tomatoes and add them to the pot. https://www.wisdompreserved.life/canning-whole-tomatoes-in-water

a woman adding kale to sausage tortellini soup — add kale

Then, I add 2 chicken bouillion cubes and 1/4 cup dehydrated kale. (https://www.wisdompreserved.life/how-to-dehydrate-kale)

a woman adding seasonings to sausage tortellini soup — add seasoning

Finally, I put in 1 teaspoon of garlic, 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon of basil, and 1 teaspoon of ground thyme, and simmer it for 15 minutes.

a woman stirring sausage tortellini soup — add tortellini

After the spices have dispersed well in the broth, I add 1.5 pounds of three cheese tortellini and simmer for 2-5 minutes until the tortellini is soft.