Creamy Tortellini Soup with Sausage

by Anna Chwistek

An ultra creamy tortellini soup with sausage and bell pepper. A comforting soup you can make time and time again. Loaded with Italian sausage, cheese tortellini and tender sautéed bell pepper, all tossed with an Italian seasoning and swimming in a rich tomatoey broth. Jazzed up with Parmesan and a touch of heavy cream for good measure. It’s a 30 minute meal of your dreams, you won’t believe how flavorful this pot of soup is until you try it. Be sure to serve this with a side of garlic bread for a mouthwatering result.

creamy tortellini soup with sausage

You’ll love this tortellini soup, because it’s one of the easiest and most flavorful dishes to make. The tomatoey broth is complex yet so hearty and comforting, and the cheesy tortellini add a brilliant touch and a chewy bite. This truly is a one pot wonder, just make a double batch or you’ll be sorry.
Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step VIDEO. 

creamy tortellini soup with sausage

creamy tortellini soup with sausage

RECIPE NOTES

You’re going to love how versatile this soup is!

  • the mild Italian sausage is the component that brings some great flavor here. You can, of course, use ground pork, beef or chicken. Or skip the meat to create a vegetarian dish, it will still taste incredible
  • add more veggies, like carrots, zucchini, spinach, kale or Swiss chard
  • swap heavy cream for half-and-half or soy cream
  • instead of pureed tomatoes, you could use canned pumpkin puree for a change, or sweet potato puree 
  • as for the tortellini, for that perfect al dente toothsome texture, it’s best to add them just a few minutes before serving, as you don’t want them getting overcooked or falling apart
  • if you’re planning on eating leftovers or meal prepping this soup, it’s best to cook the tortellini separately and add them to the soup whenever you’re ready to eat
  • instead of tortellini, add pasta like fusilli, campanelle, casarecce, gemelli or farfalle 
  • serve with a side of garlic bread or some crusty bread

creamy tortellini soup with sausage

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Recipe Video

Creamy Tortellini Soup with Sausage

Yield: serves 4

Creamy Tortellini Soup with Sausage

creamy tortellini soup with sausage
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 400 g/14 oz fresh cheese tortellini
  • 450/1 pound mild Italian sausage, no casings
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 shallots, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 250 ml/1 cup puréed tomatoes
  • 1 L/4 cups chicken broth
  • 250 ml/1 cup heavy cream
  • 30 g/1 oz grated Parmesan
  • fresh thyme, for serving

spices

  • 1 tsp each: dried oregano, dried sage, smoked paprika, black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, more for serving
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • salt, to taste

Instructions

    1. Get all the prep done before you start cooking: mince the garlic, finely chop the shallots and thinly slice the bell pepper. Remove the casings from your sausage.
    2. Heat oil and butter in a large pot over medium. Add bell pepper, sauté for 5 minutes, stirring from time to time. Add onion and garlic, cook for 2 minutes.
    3. Add sausage and spices, break up the meat into small pieces with a wooden spoon, and cook until browned and no longer pink, 5 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add tomato paste and puréed tomatoes, cook for 15 minutes.
    4. Add tortellini, cook for 2 minutes. Then pour in cream and add Parmesan. Stir to combine, simmer for 1 minute. Taste and adjust salt.
    5. Finish off with some extra red pepper flakes, black pepper and fresh thyme. Enjoy!

Notes

Calories Per Serving: 446 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

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© Anna Chwistek
Category: Soup

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13 comments

  • Absolutely incredible!! I could eat this all week long (and I will since I made a big batch!) My husband called it “fancy restaurant soup” and said “I’d pay $30 a bowl for this.” That’s high praise! I did add spinach as suggested and didn’t use the full amount of cream. Delicious!

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  • Absolutely delicious!! 😋😋😋 . My daughter and I love it. We have leftovers for lunch today. 😁. Thank you for your great recipes. I follow you and you make my cooking life easier. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾. All the best to you and yours.

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  • What kind of chicken broth do you use? It looked like powder mixed with water?

    Thank you!

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  • Oh my goodness this was delicious! Quick, easy, and easily my new favorite soup! I added spinach at the end to wilt in. Thanks for another great recipe Anna!

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  • This is a huge hit with my family!! Everytime I visit home, they request I make this for them. I’ve probably made it 4 or 5 times so far and there are never leftovers because they keep going back for second helpings!! Super tasty and awesome recipe thank you!

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  • My husband loved this! Wants it put in the permanent rotation. TBH added more chicken broth because mine seemed a bit too thick. But it’s a winner.

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  • Must say you’ve gotten to be my go to for one pot recipes. This must be the 4th or 5th recipes I’ve tried and all are great. I am spreading the word!

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