Here is one of my absolute favorite quick and easy recipes for soup….my mom’s Italian Tortellini Soup recipe. It’s been a while since I’ve blogged a quick and easy recipe so I figured I better get back in the game if I ever want to get all my family recipes blogged!
Family Recipes
My plan is to blog all my family favorite recipes then turn them into a cookbook. OK, so it might be 10 years from now before I get this done at this rate but at least I’m keeping the dream alive. Sadly, soup season (aka fall and winter) is almost over and I haven’t even blogged some of my favorite soups. Better late than never though. This Italian Tortellini Soup is the perfect recipe to warm you up on a cold day. Here’s what you’ll need…
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 1 c coarsely chopped onion
- 1 heaping t chopped garlic (1 ½ t garlic powder)
- 3 cans of chicken broth
- 1 c water
- 1 can of crushed or stewed tomatoes (14 0z)
- 1 c thinly sliced carrots
- 1 ½ C sliced zucchini (3 small)
- 1 pkg cheese-filled tortellini (app. 10 oz. frozen or 6 ½ oz dried)
- 1 ½ t Italian seasoning
Directions:
- Start by chopping the onions coarsely.
- Pour the olive oil into a sauté pan then brown the meat over medium heat (make sure to take the casings off if the Italian sausage you buy has it still on). After the meat is done cooking, transfer it to a large soup pot.
- Then put the garlic in the leftover grease from the sausage and sauté over medium-low heat. Next, add the onions and cook over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes until they are translucent.
- Chop the carrots nice and thin.
- Add them to the meat along with the onions that have been cooking. Add the rest of the ingredients (except for tortellini and zucchini slices): water, Italian seasonings, and chicken broth. Then, the stewed tomatoes. If you’re not a chunky tomato fan, chop them up into smaller pieces as I do.
- Then after everything except the tortellini and zucchini is in the pot, turn the heat on medium-high until it comes to a boil and then let it simmer for 30 minutes or until the carrots are nice and tender.
- Chop up the zucchini while it is simmering.
- Last, add the zucchini and tortellini to the soup and simmer for 20 more minutes.
- Serve with freshly grated parmesan on top. YUMMO. Serves 6-8.
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