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Vegan Tortellini Soup

Here’s how you can make a delicious and easy vegan tortellini soup perfect for when you crave a hearty, wholesome soup recipe! Give it a try! 

Kristin from Yellow Bliss Road was the one who inspired me to cook this delicious vegan tortellini soup. I saw her tortellini soup with Italian sausage recipe on Pinterest and immediately wanted to give it a try! I decided to make it vegan with just a couple of easy and affordable substitutes and the result was comfort food at its finest!

In case you are not familiar with the different kinds of Italian pasta, tortellini is a ring-shaped pasta that almost looks like a navel. This type of pasta is stuffed with meat, cheese or veggies and mushrooms for the vegan versions. You can find tortellini either, refrigerated, frozen or even dry. They also differ in size, from small to large.

The original tortellini soup recipe contains real sausage which I replaced with smoked tofu, crumbled and mixed with some spices. My vegan tortellini soup is more on the chunky side rather than having a creamy texture, but if you want to make it a creamy soup, simply blend the ingredients (except vegan tofu sausage and tortellini, of course!).

It’s so flavorful and easy to make! I used store-bought vegan mushroom-filled tortellini, but you can use any kind of tortellini you want. You can even make this with tiny ravioli or noodles!

I served this vegan tortellini soup with lots of fresh chopped herbs on top. I didn’t have any fresh basil, but it would have been the perfect topping for this. So feel free to add any herbs you want, but basil is a match made in Heaven for this soup! 🙂

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Tortellini soup

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Here’s how you can make a delicious and easy vegan tortellini soup perfect for when you crave a hearty, wholesome soup recipe! Give it a try!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main, Soup
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6
Calories 247 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

For the vegan “sausage”:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup smoked tofu
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp sweet paprika
  • ½ tsp coriander ground
  • ½ tsp black pepper ground
  • ½ cup onion diced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 2 Tbsps olive oil

For the tortellini soup:

  • 1 ½ cup tomatoes peeled and crushed
  • 4 cups vegetable broth/stock or water
  • 1 tsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 2 cups mushroom tortellini store-bought
  • 2 cups baby spinach

Instructions
 

  • Add all the vegan sausage ingredients in a food processor or blender, except garlic and onion, and pulse a few times, until tofu gets a minced meat texture.
  • In a large pot, over medium heat, heat olive oil and add the onion and garlic. Saute for a few minutes, then add minced tofu and continue to cook, until the onions are soft.
  • Add all the soup ingredients, except tortellini and spinach. Stir and cook for 10 more minutes.
  • Then add the vegan tortellini and cook until almost done – about 6 to 8 minutes. Add spinach, give it a stir, then cover and remove from heat
  • Serve with some fresh chopped greens on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 247kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 11gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 667mgPotassium: 293mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1278IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 170mgIron: 3mg
Keyword pasta, tomatoes
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Recipe Rating




Shellie

Saturday 21st of August 2021

DELICIOUS. I usually can't find smoked tofu but I lucked out today in a market two towns away. :) Is there a substitute I can use when I can't find it, maybe tofu and some liquid smoke? For sure we'll be having this again. Thanks for a yummy recipe.

Ruxandra

Monday 13th of November 2023

You can use simple tofu as well and add either liquid smoke or smoked paprika for flavor. You're welcome, glad you like it!

Michele

Tuesday 1st of May 2018

I've been following your Italian cuisine challenge since it started. You're an inspiration! Will try this vegan tortellini soup today. Thank you!

Ruxandra

Tuesday 1st of May 2018

Yay! Glad you liked it! Soon I'll start posting Spanish recipes!