Sausage Tortellini Soup
Vegetables, sausage and cheese tortellini in a flavorful broth. This Sausage Tortellini Soup will warm your soul!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 410kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground mild Italian sausage
- 1 large onion diced
- 4 cloves fresh minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons pesto
- 4 Roma tomatoes chopped
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 2 large carrots peeled and cut into thin slices
- 6 cups beef broth
- 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 ounces cheese tortellini fresh or frozen
- fresh grated Parmesan cheese for serving
- chopped Italian parsley for serving
Instructions
- Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add sausage and saute until cooked through. Use slotted spoon to remove sausage from pot, leaving oils in the pot.
- Add onion to pot and saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and pesto and cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in sausage tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, beef broth, tomato sauce, wine, oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, and salt.
- Reduce heat to a simmer. SImmer covered for 20 minutes, then remove lid and simmer an additional 20-30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender and soup is desired consistency (the longer it's simmered the more thick it will become).
- Add tortellini and simmer until tortellini is tender and cooked, about 5 minutes.
- Serve with fresh grated Parmesan cheese and Italian parsley.
Nutrition
Calories: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 1761mg | Potassium: 652mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3671IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 4mg