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Tuscan Tortellini Soup

This is a new(ish) family favorite. The best part, it pleases all. My husband and I love soup and my kids love pasta. The marriage is perfect. This Tuscan tortellini soup is a fantastic slow-cooker meal that is mostly effortless. A tomato-based soup is a great go-to option for me year-round. Tomatoes provide a great thickening agent without loading you up with calories. Because this is a winter soup, I want it to be a hearty one that the whole family to eat, I add cheese tortellini, store-bought (I do not make my own), and a flavorful chicken feta sausage. Any sausage would work here, but this is one I love and the flavors blend well with the style of the soup.

Tuscan tortellini soup

My Tuscan tortellini soup is based on the well-known and must-loved classic Italian favorite that has been around for centuries,  Pappa al Pomodoro, or as most know it, tomato and bread soup. Like Pappa al Pomodoro, my soup is also rustic made with chicken stock tomatoes, garlic, onions, but I replace the bread and add pasta and sausage, and kale to make it more of a meal.

Many people ask me what kind of tomatoes to use for making soup and are fresh tomatoes the only way to make a flavorful soup. In truth, most tomato soups are not made with fresh tomatoes. Even my quick gazpacho is made with good-quality canned tomatoes. Tomato brands I prefer are San Marzano or Muir Glen, to me, there is a difference, but that is not the case with everyone. The takeaway is even in the Summer months when fresh tomatoes are in abundance, you don’t need fresh ones to make this or any other tomato-based soup, so don’t let that limit you.Tuscan tortellini soup

 

If you are a vegetarian, this soup can be made with vegetable stock and without the sausage and be just as tasty. While this is not considered a quick meal (you cannot make it in 30 minutes) it is an easy meal. Just a little prep work is required and the slow cooker does the hard part. This is a great soup for winter months, for me, it’s perfect on ski weekends when I want something warming to come home to.

Tuscan tortellini soup

About the Author

Andrea Potischman

I am a professionally trained NYC chef turned CA mom and food blogger. I post about real food, with doable ingredient lists that are family friendly.

3 thoughts on "Tuscan Tortellini Soup"

  1. This looks deliciously rich in flavour, definitely will warm me up on winter days. Thanks.

    1. Thank you so much for the lovely comment/compliment, this is a true favorite of my whole family. I hope you make it and enjoy it. Happy Holidays!

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