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Italian Sausage, Kale and Tortellini Soup

Name: Italian Sausage, Kale and Tortellini Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 can tomato sauce; 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion ); 1 1/3 cups chopped carrots ); 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 16 oz mild or hot italian sausage , removed from casings); 2 cans diced tomatoes; 2 cups packed chopped kale ); 4 cloves garlic,; 5 cups low-sodium beef broth; 9 oz refrigerated three cheese tortellini; Finely shredded parmesan cheese ); Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Category
Soup
Cusine
Italian

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Ingredients

16 oz mild or hot italian sausage

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion

1 1/3 cups chopped carrots

4 cloves garlic

5 cups low-sodium beef broth

2 cans diced tomatoes

1 can tomato sauce

1 Tbsp Italian seasoning

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

9 oz refrigerated three cheese tortellini

2 cups packed chopped kale

Finely shredded parmesan cheese

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Crumble sausage into pot and brown, stirring and breaking up sausage occasionally, until cooked through. Drain sausage onto a plate lined with several layers of paper towels while reserving 1 Tbsp rendered fat in pot . Add onions and carrots and saute 3 minutes then add garlic and saute 1 minute longer. Stir in beef broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a light boil, return sausage to pot, cover pot and reduce heat to medium-low and allow to simmer until carrots are nearly tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in tortellini and kale then cover and cook 7 - 9 minutes longer. Serve warm with parmesan cheese if desired .