Description
This is a wonderfully hearty soup that brings raves when you serve it! Add some crusty French or Italian bread and a tossed green salad and that’s all you will need! Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 cups beef broth
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup dry red wine (Optional)
- 8 ounces fresh tortellini pasta
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 2 cups stewed tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 ½ cups sliced zucchini
- 2 green bell peppers, seeded and cubed
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Remove casings from sausage. Brown sausage and cook until crumbly. Remove meat from pot. Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings.
- Cook onion and garlic in the drippings until tender. Add broth
- water
- wine
- carrots
- tomatoes
- basil
- oregano
- tomato sauce
- and the cooked sausage. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered 30 minutes.
- Add zucchini
- green peppers
- parsley
- and tortellini. Simmer another 25 minutes
- covered
- for fresh tortellini
- or 45 minutes
- covered
- for frozen tortellini. Serve with fresh parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 11