Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 170.7
  • Total Fat: 5.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 18.0 mg
  • Sodium: 754.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 19.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
  • Protein: 9.0 g

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Introduction

More like an italian stew rather than a soup. Delicious and flavorful. More like an italian stew rather than a soup. Delicious and flavorful.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 lb italian sausage
    1 cup coarsely chopped onions
    2 garlic cloves chopped
    5 cups beef broth
    1/2 cup water
    1/2 cup red wine
    2 cups chopped tomatoes
    1 cup dry red wine or water
    1 cup thinly sliced carrots
    1/2 tsp basil
    1/2 tsp oregano
    8 oz can tomatoe sauce
    1 1/2 cup sliced tomatoes
    8 oz (2 cups) frozen cheese filled tortellini
    3 tbls chopped fresh parsley
    1 medium green pepper cut into 1/2 in pieces
    grated parmesan cheese

Directions

If sausage comes in casing,remove casing. In 5 qt dutch oven, brown sausage. Remove sausage from pan, drain well reserving 1 tbsp. drippings in pan. Saute onions & garlic in reserved drippings till onions are tender. Add beef broth, water, wine, tomatoes, carrots, basil, oregano, tomato sauce and sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Skim fat from soup. Stir in zucchini, tortellini, parsley and green peppers. Simmer covered for 30 to 40 minutes or until tortellini are tender. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top of each serving.
8 (1 1/2 cup) servings.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LIZAROSE.