Kielbasa Soup With Chard Cheese Tortellini Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and smoked sausage and cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the diced tomatoes, broth, tortellini, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes, then stir in spinach and cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes. Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Steps:

• In dutch oven bring veggies and water to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes until veggies are almost tender.
• Add kielbasa and bean soup.
• Heat until piping hot.
• Serve with crusty bread.
• Works well in the crockpot too!

Steps:

• Heat oil, fry sausage until beginning to brown, add vegetables and sauté until tender and translucent-15-20 minutes.
• Add broth and bring to a boil, add beans and kale and simmer 15 minutes or so. Add tortellini to soup and simmer until pasta is tender (about 5 more minutes).
• May serve topped with some freshly grated cheese.

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add next 6 ingredients and sauté until vegetables are soft and kielbasa is brown, about 12 minutes. Add broth and bring to boil. Stir in kale and cannellini. Reduce heat to low and simmer until kale is wilted, about 4 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly; cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Add tortellini to soup. Simmer until pasta is just tender but still firm to bite, about 5 minutes.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Serve, passing cheese separately.
• Available at Italian markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

Steps:

• Cook tortellini according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute kielbasa and red pepper in oil for 3 minutes or until pepper is crisp-tender. , Drain tortellini. Stir tortellini and Alfredo sauce into skillet; heat through. Garnish with tomato.