Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup with Sausage and Kale

Name: Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup with Sausage and Kale
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 lb sweet Italian sausage, casings removed (optional); 1 medium yellow onion, diced; 1 bunch Tuscan kale, chopped; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 cup fresh basil, roughly chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 28 oz can peeled tomatoes, crushed or tomato puree; 6 cup vegetable or chicken stock; 1 9-10 oz package cheese tortellini; 1/4 cup heavy cream; 1/2 tsp dried fennel seeds; 1 tsp paprika; 1 to taste salt and black pepper; 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes; 1 lemon lemon juice; 1 to taste grated Parmesan, for serving

Servings8 Portions

Prep Time15 Mins

Cook Time25 Mins

Difficulty---

Ingredients

sweet Italian sausage, casings removed (optional)
1 lb
yellow onion, diced
1 medium
Tuscan kale, chopped
1 bunch
garlic cloves, minced
6
fresh basil, roughly chopped
0.5 cup
olive oil
1 tbsp
tomato paste
2 tbsp
peeled tomatoes, crushed or tomato puree
1 28 oz can
vegetable or chicken stock
6 cup
cheese tortellini
1 9-10 oz package
heavy cream
0.3 cup
dried fennel seeds
0.5 tsp
paprika
1 tsp
salt and black pepper
1 to taste
crushed red pepper flakes
1 pinch
lemon juice
1 lemon
grated Parmesan, for serving
1 to taste

Step-by-Step Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the Italian sausage, if using, and cook for 5 to 9 minutes, breaking it into small pieces, until browned and cooked through. If there is a lot of grease, spoon off the excess and leave about 2 tablespoons in the pot.

Reduce the heat to medium. Add the diced onion, paprika, fennel seeds, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, and the crushed red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes, until the onion softens and the spices smell fragrant.

Stir in the tomato paste and minced garlic. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until the tomato paste deepens in color. Pour in the crushed tomatoes and stock, raise the heat to medium-high, and bring the soup to a gentle boil.