Spicy Sausage Soup With Tortellini Recipes

Steps:

• In a 5 quart Dutch oven, brown sausage. Remove sausage and drain, reserving 1 tablespoon of the drippings.
• Saute onions and garlic in drippings. Stir in beef broth, water, wine, tomatoes, carrots, basil, oregano, tomato sauce, and sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Skim fat from the soup. Stir in zucchini and parsley. Simmer covered for 30 minutes. Add tortellini during the last 10 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese on top of each serving.

Steps:

• Steam sausage for 15 minutes to reduce fat content.
• Let cool, and slice into bite sized pieces, removing casing if desired.
• Spray large pot with no-stick spray.
• Place sliced sausage in large pot with oil and let brown lightly. Remove sausage and pour off excess oil.
• In same pot add onions,garlic, celery, carrots, and mushrooms until softened but not browned, then add back sausage.
• Stir in seasoning, tomatoes, stock and clamato juice.
• Bring to boil and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• Add frozen pasta and kidney beans; simmer covered for 20 minutes.
• If too thick, dilute with water or more broth.
• Season to taste.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in broth and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes., Return to a boil. Reduce heat, add spinach and tortellini; cook until tortellini is tender, 7-9 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. If desired, top with crushed red pepper flakes.