Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup

Submitted by Bayhill

"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."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 10 cups

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.

Reviews

[loof751]

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!

 

[seal angel]

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.

 

[Linky]

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!

 

[Larawithoutau]

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.

 

[DailyInspiration]

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.