Italian Sausage And Tortellini Soup

• 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

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.

italian sausage, onion, garlic, beef broth, carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, green bell pepper, tomato sauce, water, dried basil, oregano, salt, black pepper, cheese tortellini, fresh parsley, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-sausage-and-tortellini-soup-210632 (may not work)