This recipe is from a sweet lady I met at a mom's group in San Diego with my sister. She served a chicken and tortellini soup, which was good, but also gave us the recipe for this one. I'm trying to up my vegetable intake so this seemed like a great way! Now, I'm not saying this is all that healthy, considering it starts with a pound of sausage... :) but it is so yummy so its worth it!
Ingredients:1 lb sausage (sweet or chorizo recommended, I used regular italian) - not pictured, it was browning!
1 c chopped onion
2 large garlic cloves, minced
5 c beef stock or canned broth- I used 3c beef stock and 2c broth from bouillon
2 c chopped tomatoes - I used crushed, and just 1 can
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 large zucchini, diced
1 large carrot, diced
1 medium size green bell pepper, diced
1/2 c dry red wine - I omitted
2 T dried basil
2 T dried oregano
8-10 oz fresh cheese tortellini - like Buitoni
freshly grated parmesan cheese
-Saute sausage in large pot over medium heat until cooked through, crumbling with spoon. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a bowl.
-Pour off all but 1 T drippings from pan (I only had about 1 T or less so I didn't pour any out). Add onion and garlic to pan and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Return sausage to pan. Add stock, tomatoes, tomato sauce, vegetables, wine and herbs.
-Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes. (Up to this point can be prepared ahead 1 or 2 days ahead. If so, cover and refrigerate. Bring to a simmer before continuing.)
Here's what it looked like when it was done simmering and ready to go in the fridge
-Add tortellini to soup and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls, sprinkle with Parmesan and serve.
Ready to eat!
Hope you guys try this out, its a perfect meal for winter and quick if you do the prep the day before! Enjoy!
3 comments:
How much do you dice the carrots and zucchini? My lovely husband isn't a fan of zucchini but will eat it in things if he can't taste it... should I omit it?
I love you new pic! You look so happy!
I diced the zucchini fairly small, you can sort of see in the picture. You could use a mini chopper and get it really small. It certainly does not taste like zucchini at all, I don't really love it that much either. I would just get a small one or only put in half of one just to make sure its overshadowed by other flavors.
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