Best 5 Italian Sausage And Tortellini Soup Recipes

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• In 5-quart Dutch oven, cook sausage, onion, carrots and garlic over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is thoroughly cooked; drain.
• Stir in broth; heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Add tortellini; reduce heat to low and cook 8 to 12 minutes or until tortellini are tender. Stir in spinach and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté Italian sausage in heavy Dutch oven over medium-high heat until cooked through, crumbling with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to large bowl. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings from Dutch oven. Add onion and garlic to Dutch oven and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Return sausage to Dutch oven. Add stock, tomatoes, tomato sauce, zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, wine, basil and oregano. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.)
• Add tortellini to soup and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan and serve.

SLOW COOKER ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Brown italian sausage in large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain fat. Transfer to 4 or 5 quart slow cooker.
• Add undrained tomatoes, water, and onion soup.
• Cover; cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours.
• If using low heat, turn slow cooker to high. Stir in kale and tortellini into soup. Cover and cook for 15 minutes more. Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute and crumble Italian sausage until no longer pink.
• Drain sausage well on paper towels and pour off all but 1 tablespoon of drippings from saucepan.
• Add onion and garlic to saucepan.
• Saute until translucent.
• Return sausage to pan; add beef broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, wine, basil, and oregano.
• Simmer until vegetables are tender, 40-60 minutes.
• Add tortellini and cook until tender.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Ladle into individual soup bowls and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

WARMING ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the sausage for 5 minutes over a medium heat, mashing it up with a spatula (if using very lean sausage you may need to add a little cooking spray).
• Add the onion and garlic and continue to cook for a further 3 minutes.
• Add the red wine and cook for a further 2 minutes.
• Add the beef stock, carrots, zucchini, basil and chopped tomatoes. Reduce the heat and simmer, loosely covered, for 30 minutes.
• Add the tortellini and cook for a further 2-5 minutes, until the tortellini is cooked but not overdone.
• Remove from the heat and serve, topped with freshly shaved parmesan cheese if desired.