Creamy Tomato Tortellini + Italian Sausage & Spinach

Ingredients

• Beef or chicken Italian sausage (no pork) — 1 lb
• Onion, diced — 1 small 0 unit
• Garlic, minced — 3 cloves
• Crushed tomatoes — 28 oz (1 can) 0 unit
• Chicken broth — 3 cups
• Italian seasoning — 1 tsp
• Salt — 0.5 tsp
• Refrigerated cheese tortellini — 19–20 oz (1 pack) 0 unit
• Baby spinach — 3–4 cups 0 unit
• Half-and-half (or whole milk) — 0.5 cup
• Optional fiber boost: cannellini beans, drained & rinsed — 15 oz (1 can) 0 unit

Steps

1. Brown sausage in a large pot/Dutch oven, crumbling as it cooks. Spoon off excess grease if needed.
2. Add onion and cook 3–4 minutes until softened. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
3. Stir in crushed tomatoes, broth, Italian seasoning, salt (and optional beans). Simmer 10 minutes.
4. Add tortellini and cook per package, usually 3–5 minutes.
5. Stir in spinach to wilt, then finish with half-and-half. Taste and adjust salt.