Tortellini pasta is like a smaller version of ravioli, but instead of a square pillow of pasta, tortellini is shaped like a ring and stuffed with meat or cheese filling, like pork, sausage, prosciutto, or Parmesan cheese. You can make tortellini pasta dough at home, but it can be pretty time-consuming. That’s why for our smoked sausage and tortellini soup recipe, we suggest purchasing a package of cheese tortellini at the market.

This is technically a soup recipe — made with chicken broth base — by adding Hillshire Farm® Smoked Sausage, this soup also makes a satisfyingly filling and delicious main course.

Hillshire Farm® Smoked Sausage is made with quality cuts of pork, turkey, and beef and the links are perfectly seasoned with traditional spices and then smoked to perfection. Hillshire Farm® has a variety of smoked rope sausage flavors to choose from, too, and they all work perfectly in this smoked sausage and tortellini soup recipe. Try Beef Smoked Sausage, Hot Smoked Sausage, Turkey or Beef Polska Kielbasa, and many other varieties of Hillshire Farm® sausage. There’s even a Lite Smoked Sausage made with real cuts of lower-fat and lower-calorie quality meats.