Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup

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My dd found this in a recent issue of taste of home healthy cooking and made it for dinner. although she subbed a combo of hot and mild sausage for the turkey links, it turned was great! paired with italian bread this was a filling and hearty soup, especially good on this raw, rainy sunday night.

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Steps

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Crumble sausage into a dutch oven.

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Add onion.

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Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink.

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Add garlic.

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Cook and stir 2 minutes longer.

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Add the broth , water and tomatoes.

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Bring to a boil.

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Stir in tortellini.

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Return to a boil.

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Reduce heat.

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Simmer , uncovered , for 5-8 minutes or until tortellini are tender , stirring occasionally.

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Add the spinach , basil , pepper and pepper flakes.

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Cook 2 - 3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted.

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Serve with cheese if desired.

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Ingredients

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italian turkey sausage, onion, garlic cloves, low sodium chicken broth, water, diced tomatoes, refrigerated cheese tortellini, baby spinach, fresh basil, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, parmesan cheese