Tortellini and Sausage Soup

By Stina

Ingredients

• 3 Italian sausages, casings removed
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• chicken stock- 6 cups (homemade tastes best)
• 2 fresh tomatoes -diced or one can of tomatoes
• 2 carrots- diced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• chopped fresh basil (about 4-5 leaves) or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• black pepper to taste
• 1 can of beans like navy, chickpea, great Northern or your choice- drained
• 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
• 16 ounces frozen cheese tortellini
• fresh spinach- about 3 good handfuls
• freshly grated Parmesan cheese for topping

Details

Adapted from community.qvc.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a Dutch oven, crumble and brown sausage. Drain well, remove sausage and set aside. Add about a tablespoon of olive oil to pan and add onions and saute for a few minutes then add minced garlic, bell pepper and carrots- saute a few minutes.
Add stock, tomatoes, basil, oregano, sausage, black pepper, beans and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until veggies are tender.
Add tortellini and simmer about 5 minutes. Add fresh spinach and simmer until wilted but still a bright green. Top bowls with grated Parmesan.