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Hearty Tortellini Soup

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup sliced carrots
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 lb extra lean ground beef
  • 2 links mild Italian sausage sliced
  • 1 can 28oz diced tomatoes undrained
  • 4 cups beef stock
  • 1 can 14oz red kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 can 14oz northern beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup cabbage chopped or chopped brussel sprouts
  • 1 cup green beans drained
  • 2 tsp Italian seasonings
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 2 cups cheese filled tortellini fresh or frozen
  • freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Method
 

  1. In large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, celery, carrots and garlic. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes. Add in ground beef and sausage. Cook until beef is no longer pink.
  2. Add tomatoes, beef stock, beans, cabbage, green beans, Italian seasonings, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
  3. Stir in tortellini and cook uncovered for 15 minutes or until pasta is tender but firm. Adjust seasonings as you wish and ladle into bowls and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve with buttered rolls.
    Enjoy!