Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup Recipe 455

Steps:

• Remove Sausage from casing and crumble sausage into a Dutch Oven. (I just brown sausage whole enough to slice it into coins and use it that way), add onion. Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic, cook 1 minute longer. Stir in broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Add tortellini, return to a boil. Cook for 7-9 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat, add spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted. Serve with parmesan cheese sprinkle on top if desired.

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven; add onion. Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil., Add tortellini; return to a boil. Cook for 5-8 minutes or until almost tender, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted and tortellini are tender. Serve with cheese if desired.Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled soup in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary.

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven; add onion.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink.
• Add garlic; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
• Add the broth, water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in tortellini; return to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-8 minutes or until tortellini are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add the spinach, basil, pepper and pepper flakes; cook 2 - 3 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted.
• Serve with cheese if desired.