Sausage and Tortellini Soup


Sausage and Tortellini Soup
2017-02-11 10:09:33

Yields 6
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 10 oz. mushrooms, sliced
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- small dash of crushed red pepper
- 1 {12 oz.} can tomato sauce
- 1 {12 oz.} jar of bruschetta {from Trader Joe's}
- 32 oz. vegetable broth
- 2 oz. white wine or dry sherry
- 2 sprigs of fresh basil
- 2 ears of fresh corn, kernels removed
- 1 (12 oz.) package frozen cheese tortellini
- 6 oz. fresh spinach
- 4 oz. fresh parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- *optional 1 can of garbanzo beans
Instructions
- Sauté mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Season with black pepper and cook 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and transfer to plate.
- In large soup pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-low heat. Add onions, bell pepper and garlic and cook until soft and transparent (about 5 minutes). Season with salt, black and crushed red pepper.
- Add the sausage and cook 3-5 minutes {make sure to crumble meat well}. Add tomato and bruschetta sauce, garbanzos {if using}, white wine and basil, simmer approximately 15 minutes or so.
- Add the corn, frozen tortellini and spinach and cook on medium-high for approximately 6-7 minutes or until tortellini is tender.
- Place mushrooms back in pan. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper . Sprinkle parmesan and enjoy!💟
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