You are going to love this tortellini soup!! We add hot sauce to it to make it a little spicy.

1 lb ground Italian sausage (hot or mild)
A small diced yellow onion 3 cloves of garlic minced (you can use fresh or the jar)
3 tablespoons of flour 1 teaspoon of dried basil 1/2 taspoon of oregano
A pinch of cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
1/4 of teaspoon of pepper 1 cup of heavy cream
1 teaspoon of hot sauce
5 cups chicken broth
2 cups of refrigerated tortellini (just under 10 oz) Add salt pepper to taste
Optional - add spinach or kale

Bown sausage (add in onions at this time)
drain
Out back on heat
Add garlic, mix and cook for 1 minute
Add flour, mix and cook for a minute or so
Stir in seasonings
Add in chicken broth and deglaze bottom of pot
Add in cream, boil and reduce to simmer
Add in tortellini
Add spinach
Mix
Optional - 1 tsp of hot sauce
Simmer for 3-5 minutes
Add salt and pepper to taste