Creamy tomato sausage and tortellini soup

Name: Creamy tomato sausage and tortellini soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 pound Italian sausage; 1 pound tortellini (fresh or frozen); 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped; 1 (26 ounce) jar pasta sauce; 1 cup water; 2 cups half and half; Salt and pepper, to taste

Main Dish

6 servings

Very Easy

25 min

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 pound Italian sausage
1 pound tortellini (fresh or frozen)
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
1 (26 ounce) jar pasta sauce
1 cup water
2 cups half and half
Salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

Preparation5 min

Cook time20 min

Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Remove sausage from casings and crumble into pan. Cook and stir, breaking up sausage as you go. When sausage is browned, stir in pasta sauce, water and half and half. Bring to a boil and add tortellini. Continue boiling gently until tortellini is done, 8-10 minutes. Stir in basil, salt and pepper.

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