Garlicky Tortellini Soup With Sausage, Tomatoes, and Spinach

Name: Garlicky Tortellini Soup With Sausage, Tomatoes, and Spinach
Total time: 50
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 pound mild sausage, removed from casings; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 (32 ounce) carton chicken broth; 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth; 1 pound frozen cheese tortellini; 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 (10 ounce) package fresh spinach, coarsely chopped; 10 leaves fresh basil, chopped; ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste (Optional); 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste (Optional); ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, or as needed

Recipe by Christina from allrecipes.com

Dinner 50 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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1 pound mild sausage, removed from casings
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1 medium onion, finely chopped
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6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
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1 (32 ounce) carton chicken broth
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1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
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1 pound frozen cheese tortellini

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1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
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1 (10 ounce) package fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
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10 leaves fresh basil, chopped
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½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste (Optional)
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1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste (Optional)
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½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, or as needed

Instructions

Heat a large pot over medium-low heat. Cook sausage and onion until onion is soft and translucent, breaking up sausage as it cooks, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 to 2 minutes more.
Pour all chicken broth into the pot and bring to a boil, about 5 minutes. Add tortellini and cook 5 minutes more. Add tomatoes with juice and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer soup for 10 minutes.
Stir spinach into soup; it will look like too much, but it will wilt quickly. Add basil and red pepper flakes and simmer 5 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
Pass Parmesan cheese at the table when you serve the soup.