Tortellini Minestrone Soup

Name: Tortellini Minestrone Soup
Total time: 95
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1.5 pounds Italian sausage; 1 cup chopped onion; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1 (16 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, cut into pieces; 2 cups thinly sliced carrots; 1 cup thinly sliced celery; 1 cup ketchup; 0.75 cup dry red wine; 1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini; 2 cups thinly sliced zucchini; 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Recipe by alands18 from allrecipes.com

2 Hr. 35 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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1.5 pounds Italian sausage
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1 cup chopped onion
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
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1 (16 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, cut into pieces
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2 cups thinly sliced carrots

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1 cup thinly sliced celery
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1 cup ketchup
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0.75 cup dry red wine
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1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini
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2 cups thinly sliced zucchini
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0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Instructions

Heat a Dutch oven or large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the Dutch oven until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
Stir chicken broth, tomatoes, carrots, celery, ketchup, and red wine into sausage mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until carrots and celery are tender, about 30 minutes. Add tortellini and zucchini to the soup and cover; simmer until zucchini are tender, 25 to 30 more minutes. Ladle soup into serving bowls and top with Parmesan cheese.