Tortellini Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. hot Italian turkey sausage
1/2 c. water
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 medium chopped onion
2 cloves minced garlic
4 c. beef broth or stock
1 can (16 oz.) whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
1 carrot, sliced
1 tsp. crushed oregano
1 tsp. crushed basil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 zucchini, sliced
1 pkg. (9 oz.) cheese tortellini
grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Cook sausage in skillet until browned evenly.
Add water, reduce to low.
Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Drain, allow sausage to stand at room temperature until cool enough to handle.
Heat oil in 5-quart pot.
Cook onion and garlic in oil until soft.
Stir in beef stock, tomatoes, carrot, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Simmer 30 minutes.
Cut sausages into thin slices, add to pot, simmer 10 minutes.
Bring soup to a boil, add zucchini and tortellini.
Reduce heat to medium-high and gently boil 7 minutes or when pasta is tender.
Serve with sprinkle of Parmesan.
Serves 6.