Baked Tortellini Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs italian sausages
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 cups beef broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1 1/2 cups peeled and thinly sliced carrots
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed (can use butter beans)
• 1 (6 ounce) can pitted sliced ripe olives, drained
• 2 cups diced zucchini
• 16 ounces tri-color cheese tortellini, cooked al dente and drained
• garnish with grated parmesan cheese
• serve with garlic or regular french bread

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to400 degrees.
• 2 in roasting pan, combine sausage, onion, garlic and pepper. add olive oil and toss to coat.
• 3 roast, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 20-30 minutes until sausage is browned.
• 4 remove from oven and reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• 5 drain grease from sausage and cut into ¼ in slices.
• 6 return to roasting pan. add beef broth, water, italian seasoning, and carrots.
• 7 cover and return to oven. bake 30 minutes, until sausage is tender. remove from oven.
• 8 stir in tomatoes with juice, beans, olives, and zucchini. bake 15-20 minutes.
• 9 add tortellini and bake 5 minutes longer.
• 10 garnish with parmesan cheese.
• 11 the soup may also be prepared entirely on the stove.