Italian Sausage and Spinach Soup with Tortellini

Directions:

1. Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. 
2. Cook tortellini according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold running water. Set aside.
3. Gently apply pressure to remove Italian sausage from casing.
4. In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and sausage. Cook until sausage is brown and no pink remains.
5. Drain fat from pan. Add onion, celery, and carrot and sauté 3-5 minutes. Add Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste, sauté 10 minutes.
6. Add diced tomatoes and gently scrape bottom of pan. Add chicken broth and reduce heat to simmer. Add bay leaves and simmer for 30 minutes.
7. Add spinach, parsley, and tortellini, cook for 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.

Recipe courtesy of Chef Alyssa,
ALDI Test Kitchen