Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup
Soups, Stews and Chili Soup Vegetable Soup
This is the best soup I have ever had. It has lots of vegetables, Italian sausage, and even tortellini. Soup is one of my favorite foods and this one tops the list.
Servings per recipe: 6
Calories per serving: 249
Preparation time: 15m
Total cooking time: 1h 10m
Ingredients:
- 1 (3.5 ounce) link sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 cups beef stock
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 4 tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 zucchini, chopped
- 8 ounces cheese tortellini
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese for topping
Directions:
- 1 Place the sausage in a large pot over medium high heat and saute for 10 minutes, or until well browned. Drain the fat except for about 1 tablespoon, add the onions and garlic and saute for 5 more minutes.
- 2 Next add the beef stock, water, wine, tomatoes, carrots, basil, oregano and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, skimming any fat that may surface.
- 3 Add the zucchini, tortellini, green bell pepper and parsley to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes, or until tortellini is fully cooked. Pour into individual bowls and garnish with the cheese.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 8.9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 4.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 542mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 763mg | 21% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 27.7g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber | 4.4g | 18% |
| Protein | 12.4g | 25% |
| Sugars | 10g | |
| Vitamin A | 5296IU | |
| Vitamin C | 52mg | |
| Calcium | 121mg | |
| Iron | 2mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 5mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 36mg | |
| Folate | 44mcg |
