Italian Sausage & Cheese Tortellini Minestrone
This is a lower fat, delicious, tasty, filling soup loaded with thick, chewy cheese tortellini, Italian turkey sausage and wonderful veggies ! This recipe came from Light & Tasty magazine. A meal in itself!
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1 1⁄4lbs Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
- 1
- 2
- 6 1⁄2cups reduced-sodium beef broth
- 1
- 2cups thinly sliced carrots
- 1cup thinly sliced celery
- 1cup ketchup
- 2cups thinly sliced small zucchini
- 1⁄2cup chopped green pepper
- 2cups frozen cheese tortellini
- 1⁄2
- 1⁄4cup minced fresh Italian parsley
- 1teaspoon italian seasoning
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DIRECTIONS
- Brown Italian turkey sausage, onion, and garlic until meat is cooked through and no longer pink.
- Drain meat well.
- Add the beef broth, undrained tomatoes, carrots, celery, ketchup, and Italian Seasoning.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes until vegetables are tender.
- Add zucchini, green pepper and (canned beans or peas, if using) and cook for 5 minutes more.
- Stir in tortellini and Italian parsley.
- Cook until tortellini is tender (5-7 minutes).
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve and ENJOY!
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