Name
Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup

Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup

  • Time:
    45 minutes
  • Servings:
    2
  • Difficulty:
    Medium

Ingredients

  • 1/3 pound hot Italian sausage
  • 1/3 chopped onion
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1-3/4 cups of beef broth
  • 1-1/4 cups water
  • 3/4 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
  • 1/3 cup sliced fresh carrot
  • 1/3 cup dry red wine or additional beef broth
  • 1/3 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
  • 3/4 cup frozen cheese tortellini 
  • 1/2 cup sliced, quartered zucchini
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley 

Instructions

Crumble sausage into a large saucepan; cook over medium heat until no longer pink. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels. 

In the drippings, sauté onion until tender. Add garlic; cook one minute longer. 

Stir in the broth, water, tomatoes, green pepper, carrot, wine, tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano and basil. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. 

Skim fat. Stir in the sausage, tortellini, zucchini and parsley. Cover and simmer f10-15 minutes longer or until tortellini is tender.