This is an amazing, flavorful easy-to-make soup.
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb raw sweet Italian poultry sausage, casings removed
- 32 oz fat free low sodium chicken stock
- 1 (28 oz) can unseasoned crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, cut into cubes
- 12 oz refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 2 cup fresh spinach
Directions:
- Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions and stir to coat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for a few minutes until the onions are softened.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for another 30-60 seconds.
- Add the sausage to the pot, breaking the meat up into small pieces. Cook until the sausage is cooked through.
- Add the chicken stock, crushed tomatoes, basil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Turn heat to high and bring mixture to a boil.
- Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
- Uncover the pot and add the cream cheese. Whisk the cream cheese in while simmering until the cheese is dissolved.
- Add the tortellini and spinach and stir together. Cover the pot and simmer for 10 minutes until pasta is cooked.
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