Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground pork sausage or Italian sausage
• 1 cup carrots, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 TBSP Italian seasoning
• ¹/₄  cup flour
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 package (9 oz.) three cheese tortellini
• 3 cups kale or spinach, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat, add the sausage. Cook and crumble until brown, remove and set aside on a plate. Add the carrots and onion and saute until tender. Add in garlic and Italian seasoning and saute for a minute more.
• Add in the flour to the vegetables and pour in chicken broth. Add in the tomato paste and stir. Add in heavy cream and tortellini and bring to a simmer for about 7 minutes until tortellini is cooked. Add in the kale or spinach right before serving and salt and pepper to taste.