Italian Sausage Soup with Cheese Tortellini

This Italian Sausage Soup with Cheese Tortellini is a warm and cozy soup for those cold winter months.

Feast or Famine. Half the year my husband is really busy with work and gone a lot and the other half he has a lot more leisure time to spend with us. Thank goodness because I was pretty fried there for a while. It takes about a week for us all to adjust to him being home more. It’s not that I don’t love my husband but I have my own schedule of things that I do everyday and it’s just a matter of saying, “Hey, are you coming with me to the gym? Whatcha doing today?” He’s been helping me a ton with the kids and we have been working out together which is why I can barely move today. But the one thing about having him home more is that I am cooking a LOT more than normal. Is that even possible?

Here’s a super hearty soup filled with sausage, cheese filled tortellini, and a ton of veggies. I know you probably all think I’m obsessed with sausage but my husband just happens to love it. I would be interested to see what it would taste like with chicken. The nutritional info says that it’s 323 calories per serving (8 servings in the recipe) but I’m not sure if I’m buying it. It’s just too good and too filling.

Short on time? I often use the prechopped veggies in the produce section when I know I don’t have time to dice and chop all my veggies. For this soup I used prediced carrots and onion.

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Italian Sausage Soup with Cheese Tortellini

Prep Time:

22 hrs 14 mins

Cook Time:

22 hrs 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pound Italian sausage (I usually use Jimmy Dean so I don't have to deal with removing the casing)
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 5 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup red cooking wine
• 2 14.5 ounce cans Italian diced tomatoes
• 1 cup thinly sliced or diced carrots
• 1/2 tablespoon packed fresh basil leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cups green beans or sliced zucchini
• 8 ounces fresh tortellini pasta (can be found by the cheese...I used Buitoni)
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

1. In a large pot, brown sausage. Remove sausage and drain.
2. 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.
3. Skim fat from the soup. Stir in beans and parsley. Simmer covered for 30 minutes. Add tortellini during the last 10 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese on top of each serving. Serve with warm garlic bread.
4. *Just be aware that if you save this soup for leftovers the pasta tends to drink up the broth so the result is a really thick soup if you eat it the next day.

Recipe Notes

Source: adapted from Allrecipes

Author: Christy Denney