Moms Italian Tortellini Soup Food

ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP(VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Place the carrots, onion, celery, garlic, thyme and 2 cups of the broth in a 6-quart saucepot.
• Heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the onion is tender.
• Add the remaining broth, zucchini(or/and vegs. of choice), tomatoes(fresh or canned), tortellini and beans. Heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the tortellini is tender. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Remove and discard casings from the sausage.
• In a large Dutch oven, brown sausage over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1 Tablespoon drippings in the pan. Set sausage aside.
• Add onion and garlic to the drippings in the pan; cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender.
• Add sausage, beef broth, carrots, tomato, zucchini, bell pepper, tomato sauce, water, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper, stirring well.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Add tortellini and parsley, stirring well.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until tortellini is tender. Adjust spices to taste.
• Ladle soup into individual soup bowls. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

MOM'S ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Cook and stir sausage in a large saucepan over medium heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until mushrooms and onion are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Mix tomatoes with juice, red wine, beef bouillon, basil, and pepper into sausage mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 15 minutes. Bring liquid to a boil and add tortellini; cook until pasta is heated through, about 12 minutes.
• Stir zucchini into soup and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove soup from heat and let stand 5 minutes before serving.

TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive olive over medium heat.
• Saute garlic and onion 10 - 15 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and italian herbs. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in tortellini, then simmer 10 - 12 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, simmer 5 minutes.
• Add spinach, cook 3 minutes.
• Salt & pepper to taste.
• Season with parmesean cheese on serving portion.

ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Remove sausage casing. In dutch over brown sausage.
• Remove sausage; reserve 1 tbsp drippings.
• Saute onions and garlic in drippings until onions are tender.
• Add broth and next 7 ingredients, and add sausage.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered 30 minutes.
• Skim fat from soup and stir in zucchini and remaining ingredients, except parmesan cheese. Simmer covered an additional 35-40 minutes until tortellini is tender.
• Serve topped with parmesan cheese.
• If you prefer to use fresh tortellini, simmer 20-35 minutes until tender.

MOM'S ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Cook and stir sausage in a large saucepan over medium heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until mushrooms and onion are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Mix tomatoes with juice, red wine, beef bouillon, basil, and pepper into sausage mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 15 minutes. Bring liquid to a boil and add tortellini; cook until pasta is heated through, about 12 minutes.
• Stir zucchini into soup and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove soup from heat and let stand 5 minutes before serving.