Mom's Italian Tortellini Soup

Mom's recipe for Italian tortellini soup is loaded with vegetables and Italian sausage for a hearty meal. Serve with a crusty bread.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 357 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups chopped zucchini
• 1 (28 ounce) can chopped tomatoes with juice
• 5 cubes beef bouillon
• 5 ¼ cups water
• ¾ pound Italian sausage links, casings removed
• 3 cups thinly sliced mushrooms
• 1 ½ cups hearty red wine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook and stir sausage in a large saucepan over medium heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until mushrooms and onion are tender, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Mix tomatoes with juice, red wine, beef bouillon, basil, and pepper into sausage mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 15 minutes. Bring liquid to a boil and add tortellini; cook until pasta is heated through, about 12 minutes.

Step 3

Stir zucchini into soup and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove soup from heat and let stand 5 minutes before serving.