Italian Tortellini Soupvegetarian Recipes

MOM'S ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Cook and stir sausage in a large saucepan over medium heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until mushrooms and onion are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Mix tomatoes with juice, red wine, beef bouillon, basil, and pepper into sausage mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 15 minutes. Bring liquid to a boil and add tortellini; cook until pasta is heated through, about 12 minutes.
• Stir zucchini into soup and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove soup from heat and let stand 5 minutes before serving.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE SOUP WITH TORTELLINI

Steps:

• In a 5 quart Dutch oven, brown sausage. Remove sausage and drain, reserving 1 tablespoon of the drippings.
• Saute onions and garlic in drippings. Stir in beef broth, water, wine, tomatoes, carrots, basil, oregano, tomato sauce, and sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Skim fat from the soup. Stir in zucchini and parsley. Simmer covered for 30 minutes. Add tortellini during the last 10 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese on top of each serving.

CONTEST-WINNING VEGGIE TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute carrots and onion in oil until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in the broth, zucchini, tomatoes, tortellini, spinach, rosemary and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until tortellini are tender. Just before serving, stir in vinegar.

RUSTIC ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven; add onion. Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil., Add tortellini; return to a boil. Cook for 5-8 minutes or until almost tender, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted and tortellini are tender. Serve with cheese if desired.Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled soup in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary.

ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP(VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Place the carrots, onion, celery, garlic, thyme and 2 cups of the broth in a 6-quart saucepot.
• Heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the onion is tender.
• Add the remaining broth, zucchini(or/and vegs. of choice), tomatoes(fresh or canned), tortellini and beans. Heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the tortellini is tender. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.