Creamy Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage (2025)

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So, yesterday I swung by Target to pick up a quick prescription…and drove away with a car overflowing with all things“Fall”.

Because, Target.

I had even promisedmyself that — in the 10 minutes I needed to wait before my prescription was ready — I’d just make a quick lap around the store and pickup the handful of things that I really needed. But sure enough,those brilliant Target marketing geniuses had transformed the entire store into a magical, warm, yummy burst of autumn. And within 10 minutes, somehow a pumpkin spice latte, a super-cozy gray cardigan, aprettyscarf, and — not one, not two, but —three autumn candles made their way into my basket. Then just to emphasize the point, the checker literally said, “Oooooh, so looks like you found a little something while you were waiting!”

Of course, Target.

You know what you do. ;)

I rationalized that maybe this was what was needed to finally help my summer-lovin’ self transition into this new season. Sowith the weather being all drizzy and cloudy once I got home, I decided I might as well go all-in and embrace the Fall-ness. So I put on my new cardigan, lit my candle, put on some autumn tunes, andpulled up Pinterest to find the most comforting, warm soup recipe I could find. The first recipe that caught my eye was a yummy-lookingcreamy tortellini soup recipe from my friend, Katerina. Coincidentally, I already had a leftover package of tortellini soup and some spinach in the fridge. And something about a creamy soup just sounded perfect for the day. So Idecided to tinker around with the recipe and give it a try.

It was love at first bite. ♥

Granted, I’m not usually in the habit nowadays of adapting recipes closely from other bloggers. But this creamytortellini soup recipe wasone that has caught my eye a fewtimes before on Pinterest and always lookedsooooo luscious and comforting, so I was excited to give it a try.

That said, I’ve also had my 7-ingredient Zuppa Toscana Soup on the brain lately, and had specifically been craving a creamy soup with some good, flavorful Italian sausage. So at the last second I decided to swing by my neighborhood Italian market and pick up some of my favorite sausage to add to it. And then ended up tinker with the recipe a little bit to make it work. And the resulting soup was so dang good…that I had to share it with you!

The main ingredient, of course, is some good tortellini. I just used a package of simple refrigerated cheese tortellini, but spinach or even something fun like butternut squash tortellini would also be delicious. (Feel free to also use frozen!)

Then I also recommend finding some good-quality Italian sausage. You can cut up some links if you’d like, but I picked up ground spicy Italian sausage and just sauteed that. (If you like spicy sausage, I highly recommend using that in this soup! Otherwise, mild sausage also works just as well.) Then I used a little bit of the leftover grease to saute some onions, carrots and garlic. And instead of using heavy cream, I just stirred in some flour, and then added lots of chicken stock, and then poured in some milk at the end to make things nice and “creamy”.

I mean, if you’rereally feeling indulgent, you’re welcome to add half and half or some heavy cream, in place of milk. But this soup will still be nice and thick and creamy even with out it.

Also, I’d mention that another important reason to buy some good-quality Italian sausage is that the sausage is really the main ingredient that gives this soup its flavor here. So find a good one. :) If your sausage happens to be a extragreasy, though, feel free to rinse it through a strainer for a few seconds after it has cooked (before you add it back into the soup).

So needless to say, this bowl full of soup with its velvety creamy broth, spicy sausage, tons of greens, and melt-in-your-mouthcheesy tortellini was bound to be a hit. And sure enough, it was (what some of you readers seem to like to call) a total Pinterestwin. ;) So big thanks to Katerina for the inspiration, and hope that you all enjoy this one on a chilly day just as much as I did.

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