Italian Sausage & Cheese Tortellini Soup

By GinnyG

Ingredients

• 1 package mild Italian sausage links
• 1 24 oz package cheese tortellini (from Costco)
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 Tbsp minced garlic
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1 can condensed tomato soup
• 1/2 can water
• 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1 Tbsp basil

Preparation

Step 1

Heat a large skillet and add sausage links with 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, flip sausages and cook another 10 minutes. Remove from heat and slice links.

Heat soup pot and add two Tbsp olive oil. Saute onion until clear, add garlic and saute one minute. Add sausage, broth, soup, water and seasoning. Bring to a boil, turn down heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Add tortellini and cook to package instructions.

Ladle into bowls, top with parmesan or mozzarella cheese and serve.