Time: 1 hr 30 mins Servings: 8
Ingredients:
1 lb. sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 C. chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
5 C. beef broth
½ C. water
½ C. red cooking wine
4 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 C. thinly sliced carrots
½ Tablespoon packed fresh basil leaves
½ teaspoon dried oregano
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1 ½ C. sliced zucchini
8 oz. fresh tortellini pasta
3 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1. Brown sausage.
2. Saute onions and garlic in sausage drippings. Stir in beef broth, water, wine, tomatoes, carrots, basil, oregano, tomato sauce, and sausage. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 30 mins.
3. Skim fat from soup. Stir in zucchini and parsley. Simmer covered for 30 mins. Add tortellini during the last 10 mins.
4. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese on top of each serving.
**I always add more vegetables then the recipe calls for. I also just use dried basil and parsley rather than fresh. Everyone changes recipes to their personal preference. I cannot promise that yours will be the same as mine because I only use this recipe as a guideline J Hope you Enjoy!
****This came from one of my Mother's friends.
I will probably try using vegetable broth or chicken broth next time. My family was not a fan of the beef broth.
ReplyDeleteIf you are going to use the beef broth, we liked using a 3 cheese mixture instead of parmesan cheese as our topping. We also put a dab of sour cream in our bowl and mixed good and it tasted a lot better.
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