Italian Sausage and Cheese Tortellini Soup

From Sarah


A sweet friend made this meal for us and we loved it SO much I begged for the recipe. We made it this week- and it is SO good. It makes a lot, so I froze half of it to save for another time, which is a bonus in my opinion. I served with a loaf of Italian bread and a glass of wine!

INGREDIENTS:
1 lb Italian sausage

1 cup chopped onion2 garlic cloves3 cans beef broth½ cup red wine1 can crushed tomatoes (28oz)1 can peeled whole tomatoes (28oz)1 can tomato sauce (15oz)1 cup sliced carrots½ tsp dried basil½ tsp dried oregano1TBS parsley flakes1 cup sliced zucchini1 large package of fresh cheese tortellini1 med green bell pepper choppedParmesan cheese




DIRECTIONS:
Remove the casing from the sausage. Brown sausage over medium heat in a 6-quart stock pot. Set aside, reserving drippings in the stock pot. Cook the onions and garlic in the sausage drippings for about 10x minutes. Add the cooked sausage, beef broth, red wine, crushed tomatoes, whole tomatoes, tomato sauce, carrots, basil, oregano, and parsley flakes. Stir well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30x minutes. Stir in the zucchini, tortellini, and bell pepper. Cover and simmer for 20-25x more minutes until the tortellini are tender. Sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese and enjoy!