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Italian Sausage Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Tortellini

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Italian Sausage Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Tortellini is the first meal I crave at the earliest hint of fall.

Italian Sausage Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Tortellini

This post was originally written in 2014. I’ve updated the photos, but kept the recipe and narrative the same. Feel free to jump ahead to the recipe using the Jump to Recipe button at the top of the page!

The night before the kids arrived, I put together a pot of soup. The plan was to have a few days worth of homemade food for our highly anticipated weekend in Lake Placid, however, Mother Nature had a different plan. And come to find out, Chels and Nick were quietly hoping for a different outcome as well. (Now I’m thinking the three of them were in cahoots…)

Upon Nick’s arrival, no sooner did he walk through the door, dump his backpack and park his overflowing hamper near the washer – he quickly made his way to the couch, then proceeded to melt-in (in such a way) that there was no gettin’ him back. With the crackle of the fire, the twinkle of the tree, and the promise of comfort in the form of food, pillows, and his own bed – he was not going anywhere. And with Chelsea’s story following a similar suit, it was clear that we were staying put.

Enter Italian Sausage Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Tortellini. A soup so easy to make, you’ll want it on your weekly menu!

Italian Sausage Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Tortellini

As I was saying… Once it was obvious that we weren’t going anywhere, the phrase, “Soup’s on!” rang throughout the house like a giant bell reverberating off the walls.

I was so happy to have Italian Sausage Soup ready to go! Zuppa at its finest!

 

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 lb. sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
  • 1 lb. spicy Italian sausage, casings removed
  • sausage drippings
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 ribs celery, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  • 12 cups chicken stock
  • 1 28 oz. can whole tomatoes in puree
  • 1 large zucchini, sliced
  • 1/2 lb. tortellini
  • 3 heaping Tbsp. chopped fresh basil
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. cracked black pepper

DIRECTIONS:

    1. In a large stockpot over medium heat, cook both sausages.
    2. Remove cooked sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside.
    3. Add olive oil to the pot.
    4. Sauté the celery, garlic and onion for 5 – 7 minutes, until soft.
    5. Add the stock, tomatoes and cooked sausage to the stockpot.
    6. Bring to a boil.
    7. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 40 minutes.
    8. Add the zucchini, tortellini, basil, salt and pepper.
    9. Cook for an additional 10 minutes.
    10. Serve.

Italian Sausage Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Tortellini

I love how the meaty flavor of the sausage enhances the tomato-flavored stock. In using both sweet and spicy Italian sausage, there’s a nice balance of flavor, which, at the end of the day, is what good soup is all about.

Italian Sausage Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Tortellini

COOK’S NOTES:

  • Feel free to use use just sweet sausage, or hot, depending on your preference.
  • Cheese tortellini is a fine substitute.

Italian Sausage Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Tortellini

There is no better way to tell someone they’re home like a big bowl of soup…and a comfy couch. Am I right?!

Buon Appetito!

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Italian Sausage Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Tortellini

Italian Sausage Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato Tortellini

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Italian Sausage Soup with Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Tortellini is the first meal I crave at the earliest hint of fall.

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb. sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
  • 1 lb. spicy Italian sausage, casings removed
  • sausage drippings
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 ribs celery, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  • 12 cups chicken stock
  • 1 28 oz. can whole tomatoes in puree
  • 1 large zucchini, sliced
  • 1/2 lb. tortellini
  • 3 heaping Tbsp. chopped fresh basil
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. cracked black pepper

Instructions

  1. In a large stockpot over medium heat, cook both sausages.
  2. Remove cooked sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  3. Add olive oil to the pot.
  4. Sauté the celery, garlic and onion for 5 – 7 minutes, until soft.
  5. Add the stock, tomatoes and cooked sausage to the stockpot.
  6. Bring to a boil.
  7. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 40 minutes.
  8. Add the zucchini, tortellini, basil, salt and pepper.
  9. Cook for an additional 10 minutes.
  10. Serve.

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Original post: 12/16/2014 – Updated post: 09/20/2023

 

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  2. Beautiful. Warming. And delicious, Annie! I love, love, love tortellini but have never had it in a soup! Can you believe that?!!? A little wine/gourmet shop around the corner carries tortellini in their freezer case that I eye, regularly. Now I know what I need to do with it. Pure comfort food. Beautiful photography too! Thank you, Annie!!

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    • Thank you, Traci. I hope this post inspires you to try tortellini in your soup because it’s so good! The sun-dried tomatoes in the pasta added a slight sharpness that really made a difference. So happy you stopped by!

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  9. This soup is truly comfort food in a pot and honestly, it’s super nutritious too. I need that right now about my furnace/boiler blew up in the basement yesterday, hello mess, right before Christmas! Ha. The combination of flavors here is wonderful and I think we all know what you would pay at an Italian restaurant for a bowl of soup like this. So when you can make it yourself, you just saved yourself some major $$$.

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    • Oh no! I’m sorry to hear about your furnace! Why do things like this always seem to happen at the least opportune times?! Wish I could bring you a pot of soup! Thanks, Laura!

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  12. Now THIS is what I call a soup!! I have a theory that Italian Sausage is a secret ingredient that can transform anything into “wow”! I love it, the extra spices etc is like free stock. PLUS the tortellini – you have a winner!

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  14. Ooh … what a wonderful healthy and comforting winter stew! I love sausage with tomatoes … and what an inspired idea to add a good quality tortellini. I’m definitely going to try this one … so pinning!

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