I hope you had a wonderful weekend! My weekend was great, but always seems too short. 🙂 In my previous post, I talked about trying a yoga class. Well I tried a beginner/intermediate yoga class at my gym and it was great! I will definitely be going to a yoga class once a week now. I felt great after and can definitely see why so many people love yoga. Because I was feeling so great, I decided to buy some fresh whole wheat tortellini and make Sausage & Tortellini Soup. I love this soup because it’s not heavy and since spring is here (and since I was feeling so great from yoga), I thought it was all too appropriate for the beautiful weather we’ve been having. I love the flavors in this soup especially the addition of the fresh lemon juice – it reinforces that spring is finally here and also makes the soup taste great! Hope you had a great weekend – what do you like to do to relax and/or feel better?
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 Italian sausages, casings removed
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 can (15 oz) cannellini beans
- 1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes, with juice
- 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup white wine (I used Pinot Grigio)
- 9 oz tortellini, fresh or frozen
- 4 cups fresh spinach
- juice of 1 lemon
- Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
- Parmesan cheese for sprinkling
Directions:
- In a large stock pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the sausages and break up with a wooden spoon. Cook until brown.
- Add the onions to the pan and cook until soft, 5 minutes.
- Add in the garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
- Add the beans, tomatoes, and oregano and stir to combine. Add the chicken stock, wine, and lemon juice and bring to a boil.
- Add the tortellini to the pot and cook according to the package directions, about 5 minutes. One minute before the tortellini is fully cooked, stir in the spinach.
- Remove from the heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm with grated Parmesan as desired.
This looks great. I make a simpler version of this that has just tortellini, tomatoes and spinach. I love the addition of sausage – that really makes everything better.
I’m glad you liked the yoga class. I have two ways to relieve stress. One is baking but to balance that out I also like to run. 🙂
Go SU!
A fabulous and hearty soup – perfect for a post yoga session or anytime you want a light, but satisfying meal.
Mmmm, so fresh. This sounds warm and delish. I happen to love yoga. I think I tend to feel better after yoga than I do after a hard cardio work out. Hmm, something I like to do to relax. That’s easy……cook:)
I actually just started attending a yoga class too! I feel like my body has been really stiff, so I had to do something, and yoga seems like a good choice. I must feel relaxed because I almost pass out in the class at the end, every single time… Anyway, your dish looks great. It’s rainy and cold weather in SF, this will be a good dinner this week! Thanks for sharing!
This soup looks soooo perfect for spring! I can’t wait to give it a try! 🙂
Looks great! I’ll have to give this a try!
This looks like a wonderfully delicious and healthy soup, love the tortellini! Yoga class sounds like fun!
This soup sounds really fresh and delicious 🙂 It looks so goood 🙂
This soup looks awesome Kara! Great pictures, too.
This soup looks sooo good, I love the addition of spinach in the soup. YUM! 🙂
I teach a class called BodyFlow and I love it, a great way to relax! You’ve got me thinking of soups now, a nice bright brothy soup for spring, wonderful!
We ate something similiar to this in Chicago and it was wonderful! Now I have a recipe on hand! Thanks!
This sounds like my kinda soup 🙂 I started doing yoga about a year ago and now I do it almost 3 times a week- I LOVE it! I do it during my lunch break
Thanks Evan! Do you take a class during lunch or do you do a DVD/podcast? I’ve heard of people downloading podcasts so they can do yoga wherever, whenever and was just curious. Thanks!
It’s breakfast time and all I want is this soup! Love the colors… looks fab!!
Mary xx
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Love the addition of sausage in your Tortellini soup. So easy to make, light and delicious.