Hearty Pasta Tomato Soup
1 lb bulk Italian sausage
6 cups beef broth
1 (28 oz) can stewed tomatoes
1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
2 cups sliced zucchini
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup fresh mushrooms
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1/4 minced fresh parsley
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cups frozen cheese tortellini
grated parmesan cheese
In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Transfer to 5 quart slwo cooker; add next 13 ingredients. Cover and cook on high for 3 - 4 hours or until veggies are tender.
Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain. Stir into slow cooker and cook 30 minutes longer. Serve with parmesan cheese if desired.
Recipe Notes: This makes a lot of soup. I mean a lot. My crock pot was full, actually too full. When I added the tortellini it overflowed a little bit. I actually put everything together the night before and put the crock pot liner in the fridge. In the morning I just dropped in it the crock pot and set to low for the day. We ate the soup that night, but I will admit the next days leftovers tasted better. When I make this again I think I'll simmer it on the stove in my stock pot and eat it the next day. Now I couldn't find any bulk sausage so I just bought some regular sausages and removed the casing. The only other change was to eliminate the carrots. Only because I forgot to pick some up, but I can't see me adding them when I make this again.
Mike: 3.75/5
Shan: 4.5/5
Abby: Aww I don't like soup!
Maya: Shakes her head when offered some.
Papa: Ate the leftovers I gave him for both lunch and dinner.
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4 comments:
Looks really good, and i agree there is a nip in the air. Even worse up here in the north. Have you ever looked at Companys Coming Soups? I think you would enjoy.
the soup looks really good, I will have to make some, seeing as how Papa got the left overs.
I guess if your pot overflowed I will have to use my very biggest pot, lol
E says I can't make it in the bathtub!
E says cold ingredients, vegetables etc expand by 15% when cooked. Who would have thought!!!lmao!
yummy!
shan...that looks so tasty! i think with our 90 degrees, i will put this on the november list! in spite of the heat, my mouth is still watering!
yum shan! looks totally great :)
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