Warm up on a cold winter day with a cozy bowl of creamy tortellini and kielbasa soup.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Soup
Servings: 6
Prevent your screen from going dark
Ingredients
1 packagecheese tortellini(12 ounces)
2tablespoonsunsalted butter
1 cupchopped onion
1 cupchopped celery
1cupchopped carrots
1clovegarlic, minced
3tablespoonsall-purpose flour
6 cupslow-sodium chicken broth
1cupkielbasa sausage, sliced into 1-inch pieces
½cupheavy cream
4cupsfresh spinach
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
In a large stockpot or dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the chopped onion, carrots, celery and cook until tender for about 3-5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and stir for an additional minute.
Add the all-purpose flour and stir until well combined. Add the broth and kielbasa sausage into the pot and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
Stir in the tortellini pasta and cover. Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package and until it is tender.
Once the tortellini is cooked, add in the cream and fresh spinach. Stir until well mixed, and the spinach begins to cook down. Season with salt and pepper as needed and serve immediately.