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Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup takes 75 minutes to cook.

Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup are:

1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
5 cups beef broth
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup red wine
4 large tomatoes - peeled, seeded and chopped
1 cup thinly sliced carrots
1/2 tablespoon packed fresh basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups sliced zucchini
8 ounces fresh tortellini pasta
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Here is how you make Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup:

1. In a 5 quart Dutch oven, brown sausage. Remove sausage and drain, reserving 1 tablespoon of the drippings. 2. 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. 3. 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. Serving Size: makes 6-8 good sized bowlsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CENTAURI.

The nutritional information for Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 327.9

• Total Fat: 15.0 g
• Cholesterol: 31.8 mg
• Sodium: 1,359.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 32.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
• Protein: 14.2 g