Butter-Me-Up Soup | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more, to taste
• 1 pound ground mild Italian sausage
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 1 Granny Smith apple, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 cups chicken stock, plus more, to taste
• 1 pound butternut squash, diced
• 1 sprig fresh sage
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk or half-and-half
• 1 (16-18-ounce) package fresh cheese tortellini
• 2 cups kale, finely chopped, tough stems discarded
• fine sea salt, to taste
• ground black pepper, to taste
• parmesan cheese, to taste, grated, for garnish