Ingredients
- Mild Italian Ground Sausage -16 oz or
Mild Italian Sausage – 5 links - 2 cloves of garlic -minced
- 1 large onion- chopped
- 1 large green bell pepper- chopped
- 3 stalks of celery- chopped
- 1 lb of cut and peeled baby carrots- chopped in half
- 1 32 oz of Swanson Beef Broth
- 1 can of Rotel
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 tsp. basil
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 medium zucchini- chopped
- 1 package of frozen cheese tortellini- 19 oz
- Mozzarella cheese- shredded
Directions
Remove casing from sausage and crumble meat into heavy duty stock pot and brown meat on medium heat.
Add your garlic, onions, bell pepper, celery and cook till veggies are tender and translucent. Add carrots, beef, broth, Rotel tomatoes, oregano, basil, bay leaf, and zucchini. Simmer for about 45 minutes on medium heat.
Add 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil and removed bay leaf. Once your soup is boiling again add your frozen cheese tortellini and turn off heat.
Add the soup to a serving bowl and top it with mozzarella cheese (optional) and serve your soup with fresh french bread with butter.