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Vodka Sauce Sausage and Tortellini Soup

Vodka Sauce Sausage and Tortellini Soup is creamy, comforting, and packed with Italian flavors. Made with sausage, spinach, vodka sauce, and cheese tortellini, it’s the ultimate cozy dinner in a bowl.
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb mild ground Italian sausage
  • 1 carrot diced
  • ½ onion diced
  • 2 celery ribs diced
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp chopped Calabrian peppers
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • ⅓ cup vodka
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 24 oz jar vodka sauce
  • 1 Parmesan rind
  • 1 16 oz package cheese tortellini
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream
  • 2 handfuls fresh spinach
  • Fresh grated Parmesan for serving

Instructions

  • In a large Dutch oven, brown sausage over medium heat. Remove and set aside.
  • Add carrot, onion, celery, and garlic to the pot. Sauté 5 minutes until softened. Stir in tomato paste, Calabrian peppers, flour, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
  • Pour in vodka and scrape up browned bits. Stir in chicken broth, vodka sauce, and Parmesan rind. Return sausage to pot. Simmer 15–20 minutes.
  • Add tortellini and cook according to package directions. Remove Parmesan rind.
  • Stir in cream and spinach until wilted.
  • Serve hot, topped with Parmesan.