Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup Recipe 455

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 SAUSAGE TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a large saucepan; cook over medium heat until no longer pink. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels. In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Stir in the broth, water, tomatoes, green pepper, carrot, wine, tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano and basil. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. , Skim fat. Stir in the sausage, tortellini, zucchini and parsley. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes longer or until tortellini is tender.

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.

RUSTIC ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the Italian sausage and diced onion, crumbling the sausage as it cooks. Continue sautéing until the sausage is no longer pink and the onions are soft. Add minced garlic to the sausage mixture and stir.
• Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, water, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce temperature to low. Allow soup to simmer for 20-30 minutes.
• Add tortellini to soup and simmer until the pasta is tender (about 10 minutes).
• Top with shaved parmesan, if using.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

RUSTIC ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a large pot. 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, then bring to a boil.
• Add the tortellini, and return to a boil. Cook for 7-9 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat, then add the spinach, basil, pepper, Italian seasoning, and pepper flakes. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted. Serve with Parmesan cheese! Serves 4-6.

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 and stir 2 minutes longer.
• Add the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in tortellini; return to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-8 minutes or until tortellini are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes; cook 2 - 3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted.
• Serve with cheese if desired.

RUSTIC ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or large soup pot, cook onion and sausage until meat is cooked through. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Pour in broth, water, and diced tomatoes and bring to a boil.
• Add tortellini and cook for about 3-4 minutes. Reduce heat and add spinach, basil, pepper and red pepper flakes. Cook for another minute, just until spinach has wilted. Remove from heat and serve.
• ** If you are planning to save some of the soup in jars to eat on another day you can cook the tortellini in a seperate pot and keep them in a tupperware container. Add them to your serving of soup as you reheat it.This will prevent the tortellini from getting too soft and also from soaking up too much broth.