Italian Soup Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
1 lb Italian sausage, cut into bite sized pieces
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, Italian flavor
7 cups beef stock
1 cup onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup carrot, sliced
1 -2 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped (or 1 tsp dried)
1 teaspoon oregano
2 cups zucchini, sliced
1 cup mushroom, sliced
1 medium green pepper, seeded and sliced
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 1/2 cups dill pickles, sliced
2 cups tortellini (frozen)

Preparation

Combine tomato, sausages, tomato sauce, stock, onion, garlic, carrots, basil and oregano in a large pot and simmer (DO NOT BOIL) 30 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients and simmer slowly for another hour, adding more water as needed to cook tortellini.