# 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.