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Friday, October 23, 2009

Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup


Good Morning
Hope your have a good day..


Rain Rain and more Rain we have been getting a lot of rain here for 2 days now, this is going to be a computer day for me and I have a lot to do on it. I dont know where to begin. I have to make a web page for a contest that should be a great challenge its a Christmas Page so it will be fun especially since Christmas is one of my favorite themes to create with along side Halloween other favorite. We made this wonderful soup last night. We made it several times and really enjoyed it, so I thought I would share it with you. yep thats a picture of it at the top..



Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup


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
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.
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.
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.

1 comment:

  1. this soup and chili recipe are perfect for this weather and the bowl is beautiful. thanks for sharing. xo

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