Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup
By
Tami Conklin
@WhiteWolf68
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This Is Just A Delicious Soup, I Love to Eat This When It's Cold Outside with Some Warm Crusty French Bread!!! Note: I Also Enjoy This with A Nice Rosemary and Olive Oil Bread :) This is Not My Recipe - The Credits Go to 'Better Homes and Gardens Magazine' ?
Ingredients
- 1 lb
- sweet italian sausage or chorizo sausage, casings removed
- 1 c
- chopped onion
- 2 large
- garlic cloves, sliced
- 5 c
- beef stock or canned broth
- 2 c
- chopped tomatoes (about 3/4 pound)
- 8 oz
- can tomato sauce
- 1 large
- zucchini, sliced
- 2
- ribs of celery thinly sliced
- 1 large
- carrot, thinly sliced
- 1 medium
- green bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 c
- dry red wine
- 2 Tbsp
- dried basil
- 2 Tbsp
- dried oregano
- 8 to 10 oz
- purchased fresh cheese tortellini
- freshly grated parmesan cheese
- sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste
How to Make Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup
- 1Saute the Italian sausage in heavy Dutch oven or your favorite soup pot over medium-high heat until cooked through, crumbling with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to large bowl. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings from Dutch oven or pot.
- 2Add onion and garlic to Dutch oven and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Return sausage to Dutch oven or pot.
- 3Add stock, tomatoes, tomato sauce, zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, wine, basil and oregano. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
- 4Bring to simmer before continuing.) Add tortellini to soup and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Season soup to taste with sea salt and cracked pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan and serve.
About Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup
Course/Dish: Other Soups
Hashtag: #sausage
