Italian Tortellini Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 1 cup onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced
• 5 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 4 medium tomatoes, seeded, peeled, chopped
• 1 cup carrot, thin sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/8 teaspoon oregano
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cups zucchini, sliced
• 8 ounces frozen meat-filled tortellini or 8 ounces frozen cheese tortellini
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, cut in 1/2-inch pieces
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 remove sausage casing. in dutch over brown sausage.
• 2 remove sausage; reserve 1 tbsp drippings.
• 3 saute onions and garlic in drippings until onions are tender.
• 4 add broth and next 7 ingredients, and add sausage.
• 5 bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered 30 minutes.
• 6 skim fat from soup and stir in zucchini and remaining ingredients, except parmesan cheese. simmer covered an additional 35-40 minutes until tortellini is tender.
• 7 serve topped with parmesan cheese.
• 8 if you prefer to use fresh tortellini, simmer 20-35 minutes until tender.