Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup

"This is a delicious soup loaded with vegetables and tortellini filled with cheese and basil. You can increase the spiciness of the soup by using hot Italian sausage and adding some red pepper flakes."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
17
Yields:
10 cups
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ingredients

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directions

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

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Reviews

  1. What a wonderful and comforting soup! I used sweet Italian turkey sausage and wheat tortellini. Loved the rich flavorful broth and all those veggies. Hearty and delicious - thanks for sharing the recipe!
     
  2. The broth in this is amazing. I added a red pepper and cooked it in the crockpot. I was gonna take the suggestion of another review and just put regular small pasta shells in it. I wish I had! My daughter and I didn't enjoy the tortellini in it. Everything else was good.
     
  3. Great soup! I cut everything in half although I used almost the full amount of liquid. We had hot Italian turkey sausage in lieu of actual Italian sausage. It did the job! Made for your football win!
     
  4. This was excellent, I added 3/4 c. Wine and didn't have peppers. I made this twice and the second time without the pasta, which I actually preferred. This will be a repeat for sure. I especially love adding a handful of chopped fresh baby spinach at the end for more color. Thanks for sharing.
     
  5. Delicious and hearty! We enjoyed this soup and its a great way to use up carrots and zucchini. The only change I made was to use hot Italian sausage. Loved the addition of the tortellini. Made for the Football Pool tag game.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Another fabulous recipe from Paula Deen Magazine (Quick and Easy Meals Special Collector's Issue 2008) To cut the fat a little I substituted smoked turkey kielbasa for the italian sausage. Did everything else as directed and it was wonderful!
     
  2. Great tasting and filling soup! Instead of fresh tomatoes I used a can of diced and also added an extra cup of broth. The tortellinis I found were four cheese and they were perfect with the sausage. Loved it topped with the parmesan cheese. Congrats on winning the football pool Bayhill!
     
  3. This is a delicious and flavorful soup. I made it with hot sausage and added some red pepper flakes and it was just spicy enough for us. I added 2 cans of diced tomatoes instead of the fresh tomatoes and it worked out great. I didn't have any zucchini so I used up some sliced mushrooms I had on hand. Delicious! Congrats on another football win!
     
  4. This was a delicious soup! I used turkey Italian sausage to cut down on the fat, and only used about 3/4 lb. of that. Because I used the turkey sausage, I subbed chicken broth for the beef, I left out the green peppers and used a 14-oz. can of fire-roasted tomatoes with garlic instead of the two tomatoes. I left everything else the same and my husband and daughter both had seconds (unusual for the daughter). I'll definitely be making this again, it was easy, it filled my kitchen with wonderful aromas and it was comfort food on a chilly day. Thanks for posting this recipe Bayhill!
     

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