Sausage With Cheese Tortellini Soup

• 2 slices bacon, diced
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 34 lb Italian sausage
• 8 cups beef broth
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
• 12 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 1 garlic clove, pressed
• 14 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 14 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (9 ounce) package cheese tortellini
• 2 cups fresh spinach leaves, torn

1. cooking day.
2. In stock pot, saute bacon and onion until golden.
3. Add sausage, beef broth, basil,parsley, garlic, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.
4. Bring to boil.Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. In a separate stockpot, cook tortellini according to package directions.
6. Drain.
7. Add tortellini and spinach leaves to soup, then simmer until tortellini heated through, bot do not boil.
8. Remove from heat and cool.
9. Freeze, using freezer bag method.
10. Serving Day.
11. thaw completely.
12. Reheat on stove, but do not boil.
13. Garnish soup with fresh Parmesan cheese and croutons: serve.

bacon, onions, italian sausage, beef broth, fresh basil, fresh parsley, garlic, cayenne pepper, black pepper, fresh spinach leaves

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sausage-with-cheese-tortellini-soup-446773 (may not work)