zucchini sausage tortellini soup

6 Pinches
Nashville, TN
Updated on Oct 3, 2018

I put this together to please a zucchini lover in my family , everyone loved this dish served with salad and hot garlic bread , even our picky eaters. I used a precooked chicken sausage which saves time also and satisfied our folks who do not eat pork.

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method Stove Top
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 1/2 pounds sweet italian sausage
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 cup celery chopped
  • 1 cup carrots, chopped
  • 1 large red bell pepper chopped
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 10 medium fresh roma tomatoes or 2 large ripe slicing tomatoes chopped
  • 2 pounds zucchini cut in bite sized pieces
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 quarts good chicken stock
  • 1 cup grated parmesean cheese plus more for serving
  • 2 tablespoons dried basil
  • 1 tablespoon oregano, dried
  • 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 1 teaspoon marjoram, dried
  • 1 can cannellini beans
  • 1 pound frozen tortellini

How To Make zucchini sausage tortellini soup

  • Step 1
    In a large soup pot or large Dutch oven, place olive oil over medium high heat and once hot, add sausage meat. Break up meat while it cooks.
  • Step 2
    Once the meat has browned, add onion, celery, carrots and bell pepper and sauté for four minutes.
  • Step 3
    Move the vegetables to the sides and lower heat to medium. Add garlic, pepper flakes and tomato paste to center and cook for two minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes, zucchini, salt, pepper, broth, Parmesan cheese and Parmesan rinds along with fresh basil and fresh oregano and stir to combine. Bring to a medium simmer and cook just long enough until the vegetables are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
  • Step 4
    Add frozen Tortellini and simmer for 5 mins , stir carefully so as to not break up tortellini. Remove from heat and remove and discard the Parmesan rinds. Serve immediately with additional Parmesan cheese and hot garlic bread on the side.

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Culture: Italian
Ingredient: Vegetable
Method: Stove Top

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