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Title: Creamy Tortellini Soup
Categories: Pork, Vegetables, Herbs, Pasta, Dairy
Yield: 7 servings

1 tb Olive oil
1 lb Loose sweet Italian sausage;
- (opt)
1 md Onion; diced
6 cl Garlic; minced
1 ts Paprika
½ ts dried fennel seeds
Salt & black pepper
Crushed red pepper
2 tb Tomato paste
28 oz Can tomato puree
8 c Chicken stock
10 oz Bag refrigerated or frozen
- cheese tortellini
1 1/4 c Heavy cream
1 bn Tuscan (lacinato) kale;
- leaves stripped, chopped
1/2 c Roughly chopped fresh basil
1 Lemon; juiced
Grated Parmesan; for
- serving

If using the sausage, heat the olive oil in a large pot
or Dutch oven over medium-high (if not using sausage,
heat the oil on medium, then proceed to step 2.) Add the
sausage and cook, breaking it up with a spoon as you go,
until it is browned, 5 to 9 minutes. Push the sausage to
one side of the pot and spoon out any excess grease,
leaving about 2 tablespoons behind.

If necessary, adjust heat to medium, then add onion,
garlic, paprika, fennel, 1 1/2 teaspoons each salt and
black pepper, and a pinch of crushed red pepper, and
cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, until the onion is just
softened and everything is fragrant. Add the tomato
paste and cook, stirring, until it darkens, 2 to 3
minutes. Adjust heat to high, stir in tomato purée and
stock, cover the pot and bring to a gentle boil, then
add the tortellini and cook until tender, 2 to 3 minutes
(1 minute longer if frozen).

Add the heavy cream, kale and basil, and cook, stirring,
until warmed through and the kale and basil are just
wilted, 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and add the
lemon juice. Stir to incorporate, then taste and season
with salt and pepper as needed.

Serve warm topped with plenty of grated Parmesan. Soup
can be refrigerated for up to 5 days or frozen for up to
3 months.

By: Dan Pelosi

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com

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