Week 3~ Sausage and Tortellini Soup

This is a very delicious soup! I have a FAVORITE cookbook called "Dancing on the Table". I have not tried a recipe that I did not like. It was relatively easy to make.  The first picture is the sausage that I cooked with the vegetables. I love all the colors !!

This is the soup with the tortellinis added. I made a crusty french bread to serve with it in my breadmaker. :)
I was unsure about a full tablespoon of both basil and oregano, but surprisingly, this really made the soup have a very unique flavor.

Here's the recipe:

1 lb sweet Italian sausage , casing removed
1 cup chopped onion
2 large cloves garlic, minced
5 cups beef stock
2 cups chopped tomatoes
8 oz. tomato sauce
1 small squash.(zucchini or yellow) quartered and sliced
1 carrot, diced
1 medium sized green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup red wine :)
2 TBS dried basil
2 TBS dried oregano
10 ounces of cheese tortellini
grated parmesan cheese

1~ saute the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, for 10 minutes, breaking up the meat. Add the onion and the garlic, cook for 5 more minutes.
2~ add tomatoes, squash, carrot, green bell pepper until slightly tender.
3~ add beef stock, tomato sauce, red wine, basil and oregano.
4~ reduce heat and cook on low for 40 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
5~ turn up heat and add tortellini; cook approx 8 minutes or until tortellini is al dente.

Serve this in shallow soup bowls and garnish with parmesan cheese!! YUMMY