washington island tortellini soup with sausage

Name: Washington Island Tortellini Soup with Sausage
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2-4 cup(s) italian beef gravy; 48 ounce(s) beef broth(swanson), you can use chicken broth as well if that's what you have on hand.; 3 cup(s) water; 1/2 cup(s) diced onion; 1-2 large green pepper diced or the leftovers from the italian beef!; 2 pound(s) italian sausage, mild rolled into small meatballs; 1 teaspoon(s) ground fennel; 1 can(s) diced tomatoes 28 oz; 1 cup(s) green beans sliced into 1 inch pieces; 1 can(s) great northern white beans 15 oz; 1 can(s) garbanzos, cooked; 1 pound(s) frozen tortellini, cheese stuffed

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Deb Lund

Rhinelander, WI

Updated on Dec 3, 2011

Many years ago I had a bowl of delicious tortellini soup while visiting Washington Island, a small island off "the Door" in Wisconsin. Years later I created this soup after I had an abundance of Au Jus left after serving italian beef for Christmas. The juice has all the spices needed for ths hearty flavorful soup. It has been a Christmas tradition every year since. I even freeze the aujus leftovers though out the year so I can make this soup each winter! Hope you enjoy this as much as my family!

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 2 Hr

method Stove Top

yield family of 4 with leftovers

Ingredients

2-4 cups italian beef gravy
48 ounces beef broth(swanson), you can use chicken broth as well if that's what you have on hand.
3 cups water
1/2 cup diced onion
1-2 large green pepper diced or the leftovers from the italian beef!
2 pounds italian sausage, mild rolled into small meatballs
1 teaspoon ground fennel
1 can diced tomatoes 28 oz
1 cup green beans sliced into 1 inch pieces
1 can great northern white beans 15 oz
1 can garbanzos, cooked
1 pound frozen tortellini, cheese stuffed

How To Make washington island tortellini soup with sausage

Step 1

Combine the first 8 ingredients and simmer on low for one hour. You can turn it down to a simmer and cook longer if you want.

Step 2

Skim the fat from the top of soup and discard.
Step 3

Add the garbanzo, great northern and green beans and simmer until the green beans are soft, about 45 minutes.
Step 4

Add tortellini and cook until done about 20-30 minutes. The soup can be eaten when the tortellini is done or you can cook it for another 1/2 hour to really infuse the flavor into the tortellini.
Step 5

Crusty Italian bread is all that is needed to complete this meal. Si mangia!!
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