Butternut Squash, Sausage and Tortellini Soup

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This butternut squash, sausage and tortellini soup recipe features a silky sweet and savory broth topped with fresh herbs and Parmesan.

Say hello to our family’s newest favorite soup. ♡

I basically want to live on butternut squash soup each year once the weather begins to cool off. And our toddler is still on a months-long streak of requesting tortellini every night (like, every single night) for dinner. So this soup ended up being a bit of a family compromise one evening for dinner. And I have to say, it actually ended up being a fabulous success.

I more or less used my classic butternut squash soup recipe as the inspiration for this broth, thinned out a bit for this version yet still featuring my favorite combination of garlicky puréed veggies, green apple, a drizzle of cream, and earthy sage for seasoning. Then to that, we added crumbled Italian sausage, lots of fresh kale, cheese tortellini, and topped things off with a generous sprinkling of Parm. It ended up being the perfect balance of savory, sweet, and slightly-spicy flavors. And of course, off-the-charts cozy and comforting on a chilly fall night. We absolutely loved it!

There are plenty of variations that you’re welcome to try with this recipe, such as swapping gnocchi for the tortellini or using a plant-based sausage to make the soup vegetarian. I also highly recommend picking up some frozen diced butternut squash if you’d like to save yourself some time chopping. But however you end up making this soup, I think you’re going to love it.

Let’s get to it!

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