Tortellini and Sausage Soup
Created by justsandy on October 23, 2011
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #1186
Ingredients
- 5 cups chicken stock (homemade is best)
- 1/2 pound ground Italian sausage (hot or sweet, your choice)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil (dried works too)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 (8 ounce) package frozen or fresh cheese tortellini
- Shredded parmesan cheese, as garnish
How to Make
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Step 1: Saute onion, celery, and garlic in olive oil until onion is soft. Set aside.
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Step 2: Brown sausage, drain the grease, and set aside.
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Step 3: In a large pot (I use a dutch oven), add chicken sstock, parsley, basil, salt and pepper, sausage, and the sauteed onion mixture. Bring to a boil and reduce heat.
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Step 4: Add tortellini and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
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Step 5: Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve! This is great with a garden salad and/or some warm bread.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (308.6 g)
- Calories 251.3
- Total Fat - 12.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.9 g
- Cholesterol - 44.6 mg
- Sodium - 444.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 15 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 5.5 g
- Protein - 17.9 g
- Calcium - 60.7 mg
- Iron - 2.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 10.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg