Minestrone With Tortellini Soup

Name: Minestrone With Tortellini Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs Italian sausage, spicy; 1 cup onion, chopped; 6 cups beef broth; 1/2 cup red wine, dry; 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes with juice; 2 cups carrots, sliced; 1 cup celery, sliced; 1 cup catsup; 1 teaspoon italian seasoning; 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 cups zucchini, sliced (2 small); 1/2 lb frozen tortellini (meat or cheese); 1 green pepper, diced; 1/4 cup parsley, chopped; salt (to taste); pepper (to taste); parmesan cheese, grated

Submitted by Sky Hostess

"This soup is perfect on a chilly night with hot, crusty bread. I have used the hot turkey sausage and this comes out perfect every time. It also looks pretty enough to be a company dish too!"

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs Italian sausage, spicy
1 cup onion, chopped
6 cups beef broth
¹⁄₂ cup red wine, dry
1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes with juice
2 cups carrots, sliced
1 cup celery, sliced
1 cup catsup
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups zucchini, sliced (2 small)
¹⁄₂ lb frozen tortellini (meat or cheese)
1 green pepper, diced
¹⁄₄ cup parsley, chopped
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)
parmesan cheese, grated

directions

Remove sausage from casings. In a 5 quart (or larger) pot brown sausage. Drain excess fat. Add onions. Saute until tender.
Add beef broth, wine, tomatoes, carrots, catsup, Italian seasoning, garlic and celery. Bring to a boil. Simmer 30 minutes. Skim excess fat.
Stir in zucchini, tortellini, green pepper, and parsley. Simmer 30 minutes, covered, or until tortellini are tender.
Season with salt and pepper.
Serve with grated parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top.
Enjoy!

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Reviews

Quick, simple soup. This was good on a cool, fall day. Thanks for sharing.

lazyme

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