Tortellini Minestrone Soup (with Chicken Sausage)

Name: Tortellini Minestrone Soup (with Chicken Sausage) Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 1 medium onion chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; 3 garlic cloves chopped; 2 containers chicken broth (3 if you don't want to use the white wine); 3/4 cup white wine; 2 cans italian seasoned diced tomatoes; 1 pkg frozen green beans; 1 pound Italian sausage browned and drained (I have also made it with turkey either is good); various seasonings--I used fresh parsley rosemary crushed red pepper and italian seasoning. I also added italian seasoning oregano garlic powder and crushed red pepper to the meat as I browned it); 1 pkg cheese tortellini

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 40

Number of Servings: 9

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped1 tbsp olive oil3 garlic cloves, chopped2 containers chicken broth (3 if you don't want to use the white wine)3/4 cup white wine2 cans italian seasoned diced tomatoes1 pkg frozen green beans1 pound Italian sausage, browned and drained (I have also made it with turkey, either is good)various seasonings--I used fresh parsley, rosemary, crushed red pepper, and italian seasoning. I also added italian seasoning, oregano, garlic powder and crushed red pepper to the meat as I browned it)1 pkg cheese tortellini

Directions

saute onion in hot oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat 8 min or until onion is tender. add garlic, cook 1 minute. stir in chicken broth, wine and tomatoes; bring to boil over med-high heat. add green beans, meat, and seasonings. reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 min. add pasta and cook 10-12 min, or until pasta is done.

Number of Servings: 9

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MSMSCTCHR.

Servings Per Recipe: 9

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