Name: Tortellini Soup I
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 11
Ingredients: Italian sausage - 1 pound; Chopped onion - 1 cup; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Beef broth - 5 cups; Water - ½ cup; Dry red wine (Optional) - ½ cup; Fresh tortellini pasta - 8 ounces; Sliced carrots - 1 cup; Stewed tomatoes - 2 cups; Dried basil - ½ teaspoon; Dried oregano - ½ teaspoon; Tomato sauce - 8 ounces; Sliced zucchini - 1 ½ cups; Green bell peppers, seeded and cubed - 2; Chopped fresh parsley - 3 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Tortellini Soup I

1. Italian sausage 1 pound

2. Chopped onion 1 cup

3. Garlic, minced 2 cloves

4. Beef broth 5 cups

5. Water ½ cup

6. Dry red wine (Optional) ½ cup

7. Fresh tortellini pasta 8 ounces

8. Sliced carrots 1 cup

9. Stewed tomatoes 2 cups

10. Dried basil ½ teaspoon

11. Dried oregano ½ teaspoon

12. Tomato sauce 8 ounces

13. Sliced zucchini 1 ½ cups

14. Green bell peppers, seeded and cubed 2

15. Chopped fresh parsley 3 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Tortellini Soup I

1 . Stage

Remove casings from sausage. Brown sausage and cook until crumbly. Remove meat from pot. Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings.

2 . Stage

Cook onion and garlic in the drippings until tender. Add broth, water, wine, carrots, tomatoes, basil, oregano, tomato sauce, and the cooked sausage. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered 30 minutes.

3 . Stage

Add zucchini, green peppers, parsley, and tortellini. Simmer another 25 minutes, covered, for fresh tortellini, or 45 minutes, covered, for frozen tortellini. Serve with fresh parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top.