Italian Tortellini Soup

Ingredients

1 tbsp oil

1 lb italian sausage, casings removed

1 onions, diced

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 pinch red pepper flakes

6 cups chicken broth or chicken stock

28 oz diced tomatoes

2 tbsp tomato paste (optional)

1 tsp oregano

1 lb cheese tortellini

1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated

10 oz spinach, coarsely chopped

salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup basil, chopped (optional)

Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, add the sausage and onions and cook, breaking the sausage up with a spoon until the sausage is cooked through, about 6-10 minutes, before adding the garlic and red pepper flakes and cooking until fragrant about a minute.
Add the broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano and tortellini, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the tortellini is cooked, about 7-10 minutes.
Add the cheese and spinach and cook until the cheese has melted into the broth and the spinach has wilted, about a minute, before seasoning with salt and pepper to taste, mixing in the basil and removing from the heat.

1 tbsp oil - Ferraro# 1000041

1 lb italian sausage, casings removed - Ferraro# 4601798

1 onions, diced - Ferraro# 0000020

2 cloves garlic, chopped - Ferraro# 2000015

1 pinch red pepper flakes - Ferraro# 2001247

6 cups chicken broth or chicken stock - Ferraro# 5230158

28 oz diced tomatoes - Ferraro# 1100018

2 tbsp tomato paste (optional) - Ferraro# 1200114

1 tsp oregano - Ferraro# 2000005

1 lb cheese tortellini - Ferraro# 4100190

1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated - Ferraro# 0800096

10 oz spinach, coarsely chopped - Ferraro# 0000049

salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup basil, chopped (optional) - Ferraro# 0000200