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I found a good one.

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Yes, I tried another recipe I found online.

I can’t help myself at this point, but at least this one turned out to be tasty.

I don’t know the name of it so let’s just say it’s an Italian-y tortellini soup.

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Easy to make and quick… at a little over half an hour cooking time… I’d say with a few tweaks this one’s a keeper.

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Ingredients:

½ bunch kale, stems removed and leaves
chopped
⅓ cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound Italian sausage, casing removed
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium sweet onion, diced
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to
taste
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 cups chicken stock
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce

Instructions:


Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven
over medium heat. Add Italian sausage and cook
until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure
to crumble the sausage as it cooks; drain excess
fat.
Stir in garlic, onion and Italian seasoning. Cook,
stirring frequently, until onions have become
translucent, about 2-3 minutes; season with salt
and pepper, to taste.
Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute.

Gradually whisk in chicken stock and tomato
sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer,
stirring occasionally, until reduced and slightly
thickened, about 10 minutes.
Stir in tortellini; cover and cook until tender,
about 5-7 minutes.
Stir in kale until wilted, about 1-2 minutes. Stir
in heavy cream and basil until heated through,
about 1 minute; season with salt and pepper, to
taste.
Serve immediately.

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I only changed one thing when I made this and I’m sure you can guess what that was.

Yes, I axed the noxious green devil’s weed called kale and substituted spinach.

When I make this again I think I’ll cut back on the sausage. If you like it really meaty, leave it as is… but a little sausage goes a long way for me.

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  3. I make sausage and tortellini soup fairly often. In fact, I’ll be making some tomorrow. This does look really good, gotta say. Spinach is my go-to green for soup, I like it nice and tender. Since I’m already making some, I’ll have to take this one for a spin. Thanks for posting it up.

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  5. Kale? First ingredient is kale? From the Queen of anti-kale??? 😂

    You can replace kale with Swiss chard or any other greens really or even just omit it and add spring onions instead. Or leeks.

    But I like this recipe and I make something similar and I use Swiss chard and kale in my mix. 😄

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