Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup

środa, 19 lutego 2014

Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup

Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 lb mild Italian sausage
  • 1 cup onion, coarsely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 5 cups beef broth
  • 2 cups carrots, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped (can use canned tomatoes, if desired)
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced zucchini
  • 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated basil and cheese tortellini, uncooked
  • 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Directions

  • 1 Remove and discard casings from the sausage.
  • 2 In a large Dutch oven, brown sausage over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1 Tablespoon drippings in the pan. Set sausage aside.
  • 3 Add onion and garlic to the drippings in the pan; cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender.
  • 4 Add sausage, beef broth, carrots, tomato, zucchini, bell pepper, tomato sauce, water, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper, stirring well.
  • 5 Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered for 30 minutes.
  • 6 Add tortellini and parsley, stirring well.
  • 7 Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until tortellini is tender. Adjust spices to taste.
  • 8 Ladle soup into individual soup bowls. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

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