Put olive oil in a large soup pot on medium heat. Add sausage and onions and brown sausage, breaking it up as it browns. Add fresh rosemary, basil and garlic. Stir in and cook another 2 minutes. Add tomato paste and stir into mixture and cook for about 1 minute.

Step 2

Add the rest of the ingredients EXCEPT the tortellini. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Let simmer for about 1 hour.

Step 3

Add tortellini and let cook to the tenderness you like.

Step 4

Serve up with some chewy Italian bread.

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Step 6

*Homemade turkey sausage: This is a salt-free recipe. In a spice grinder or you can use a mortal and pestle, put 1 tablespoon dried fennel seed, 1 tablespoons dehydrated onion bits, a dash of dried crushed red pepper seeds, 1 heaping teaspoon rubbed sage from a jar, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Grind to a powder.