Soup With Sausage, Savoy Cabbage, Cannellini Beans And Tortellini

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 onion chopped
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 1/8 cups fennel bulb fresh, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or 1/2 tbs chopped fresh thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes dried
• 3 cups water
• 1 3/8 cups savoy cabbage chopped
• 1/2 cup cannellini canned, white kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 3 1/2 ounces cheese tortellini fresh
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
2. Add sausage, onion, garlic, fennel, thyme and red pepper and saute about 10 minutes or until the vegetables are soft and the sausage is brown.
3. Add water and bring to a boil.
4. Stir in Savoy cabbage and tortellini, simmer 6-8 minutes until pasta is almost al dente (do not overcook).
5. Add cannellini beans, reduce the heat and simmer for about 4 minutes.
6. Serve topped with grated parmesan cheese.

olive oil, onion, garlic, fennel bulb fresh, thyme, red pepper, water, savoy cabbage, cannellini canned, fresh, parmesan

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Soup-With-Sausage_-Savoy-cabbage_-Cannellini-Beans-and-Tortellini-1672207 (may not work)