TikTok Creamy Tortellini Sausage Soup

Ingredients

• carrot

• Celery

• Onion

• Garlic

• Crushed tomato

• Flour

• Italian sausage

• Chicken broth

• white wine? Optional

• tortellinis

• Italian seasoning

• Crushed red pepper

• bay leaf

• Spinach

• heavy cream

• tomato paste

• Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. In a pot, heat olive oil and a little butter. Add onion, celery, carrot, salt & pepper, italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes. Saute for 6-8 minutes until they are tender and begin to caramelize.Add in garlic for another minute.

2. Add in italian sausage and cook until no longer pink.

3. Clear a center in the pot and add tomato paste. Cook down for a minute before incorporating into the rest. Cook for another 2-3 minutes.

4. Sprinkle in some flour and stir. Cook for another 1-2 minutes to cook out the raw taste.

5. Deglaze with white wine or chicken broth. Scrape up bottom and cook for 2 minutes.

6. Pour in crushed tomato and chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper. Stir.

7. Drop in parmesan rind and bay leaf. Stir and simmer, uncovered, for 20-30 minutes.

8. Pour in tortellini and spinach. Cook until tortellini is done.

9. Pour in heavy cream and parmesan. Stir until creamy and serve!