What's for Dinner Tonight? - Instant Pot Tortellini Soup

There is nothing better on a cold winter day than a bowl of delicious hot soup. This recipe comes from Carrie Cooks at carriecooks.com. The recipe calls for turkey sausage, but I substituted ground sweet Italian sausage that I browned with the onions. It is filled with an abundance of flavor and is rich, cheesy and creamy. Carrie uses an Instant pot, but I used my slow cooker, and it worked well. This will be a definite addition to my recipe collection.

Instant Pot Tortellini Soup

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 yellow onion, chopped

1 lb. spicy or mild turkey sausage raw, casing removed (or ground Italian sausage)

½ teaspoon garlic powder minced

4 cup vegetable broth

4 cup cheese tortellini

4 oz baby greens (spinach, chard, kale etc.)

½ teaspoon dried basil

4 oz Cabot cream cheese

½ cup light cream

3 oz Cabot Farmhouse Reserve Cheddar, grated

salt and pepper to taste

1. Add olive oil and turkey (or Italian) sausage in the inner pot of Instant pot and select “Sauté”. Or use a sauté pan.
2. Add onions and cook for 2-3 minutes until softened.
3. Add garlic powder and season to taste. Stir well. If using slow cooker put in the cooker before adding the vegetable broth.
4. Add vegetable broth, stir well and close the lid.
5. Cook at high pressure for 5 minutes. Or set slow cooker to low and cook for 2-3 hours.
6. Once done, do a quick pressure release (Move the steam handle to "venting") and open the lid.
7. Select Sauté and add cream cheese in the Instant pot. Stir till the cream cheese is fully dissolved. If using slow cooker keep it set to low.
8. Add tortellini and cook on the Sauté option for about 7 minutes.
9. Add cream and baby greens and stir.
10. Add grated cheddar cheese and serve.