Tortellini Minestrone Soup

Description

Good soup for cold day.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds Italian sausage
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 (16 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, cut into pieces
  • 2 cups thinly sliced carrots
  • 1 cup thinly sliced celery
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • ¾ cup dry red wine
  • 1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini
  • 2 cups thinly sliced zucchini
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat a Dutch oven or large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the Dutch oven until browned and crumbly
  2. 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is tender
  3. 5 to 10 minutes.
  4. Stir chicken broth
  5. tomatoes
  6. carrots
  7. celery
  8. ketchup
  9. and red wine into sausage mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat
  10. cover
  11. and simmer until carrots and celery are tender
  12. about 30 minutes. Add tortellini and zucchini to the soup and cover; simmer until zucchini are tender
  13. 25 to 30 more minutes. Ladle soup into serving bowls and top with Parmesan cheese.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Servings: 8

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