Kate's Spicy Sausage Tortellini Soup

Kate in Ontario's Note:

I have adapted this recipe after trying many different variations.The spicy clamato gives it lots of zip.Different vegetables work well. Just add your favorites. When I submitted this recipe I cut the ingredients in half as I usually make a huge batch and freeze half.

• Total Time: 2 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb hot Italian sausage
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 large onion
• 1 clove garlic , chopped
• 1 cup celery
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1 cup mushroom , sliced
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes , undrained
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups spicy clamato juice
• 1 can red kidney beans , drained
• 1 package frozen cheese tortellini

Directions:

1. Steam sausage for 15 minutes to reduce fat content.
2. Let cool, and slice into bite sized pieces, removing casing if desired.
3. Spray large pot with no-stick spray.
4. Place sliced sausage in large pot with oil and let brown lightly. Remove sausage and pour off excess oil.
5. In same pot add onions,garlic, celery, carrots, and mushrooms until softened but not browned, then add back sausage.
6. Stir in seasoning, tomatoes, stock and clamato juice.
7. Bring to boil and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
8. Add frozen pasta and kidney beans; simmer covered for 20 minutes.
9. If too thick, dilute with water or more broth.
10. Season to taste.

Reviews

[Chef #531353]

Very yummmmm. The grocery store didn't have Clamato so I used V-8 Spicy. Delicious! Other than that I followed to the letter!

[willjoa]

Very hearty soup. I used turkey sausage and fat-free low sodium chicken broth to lighten it up. Used an extra can of broth and the full quart of clamato juice and doubled the garlic. The frozen tortellini are a great idea and made this so easy! Next time I'll add zucchini.

[Richard-NYC]

I loved this soup! It seperates the men from the boys. A true meal in one bowl. I couldn't find spicy Clamato juice so I used regular and added a few dashes of hot sauce.