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Ingredients

• ✓ tortellini pasta
• chicken
• onion
• celery
• salt
• basil
• black pepper
• carrot
• yellow squash
• zucchini
• mushroom
• red bell pepper
• chicken soup base
• egg noodle

Instructions

1. 1 Place chicken, onion, celery, salt, basil, and pepper in a 10 quart stock pot. Fill stock pot with water until ingredients are fully covered and bring to a boil. Let simmer for 1 and 1/2 hours or until chicken is tender.
2. 2 Remove chicken from pot with slotted spoon and set aside for later.
3. 3 Add carrots, squash, zucchini, mushrooms, red pepper, tortellini, chicken soup base and uncooked noodles to stock pot and increase temperature to medium heat.
4. 4 While noodles and vegetables are cooking, tear chicken apart from bones. Cut up into pieces and add to soup in stock pot. Be sure to add additional water if ingredients are not fully covered. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for about 10 minutes or just until noodles are cooked. Enjoy

By Diane H

Ingredients

• ✓ tortellini pasta
• sweet sausage
• onion
• garlic
• beef broth
• tomato
• tomato sauce
• carrot
• water
• red wine
• basil
• oregano
• zucchini
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Cook sausage in a 5-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly, 8 to 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer sausage to a paper towel-lined plate. Drain grease, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in the pot.
2. 2 Sauté onions and garlic in drippings over medium heat until onions are translucent, 3 to 4 minutes.
3. 3 Stir in beef broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, carrots, water, wine, basil, oregano, and sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
4. 4 Skim fat from soup. Stir in zucchini and parsley. Simmer covered for 30 minutes.
5. 5 Add tortellini during the last 10 minutes.
6. 6 Serve hot and enjoy!

By Mary P

Ingredients

• ✓ tortellini pasta
• turkey sausage
• onion
• garlic
• beef broth
• water
• red wine
• carrot
• tomato
• basil
• oregano
• tomato sauce
• zucchini
• green bell pepper
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Remove casings from sausage. Brown sausage and cook until crumbly. Remove meat from pot. Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings.
2. 2 Cook onion and garlic in the drippings until tender. Add broth, water, wine, carrots, tomatoes, basil, oregano, tomato sauce, and the cooked sausage. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered 30 minutes.
3. 3 Add zucchini, green peppers, parsley, and tortellini. Simmer another 25 minutes, covered, for fresh tortellini, or 45 minutes, covered, for frozen tortellini. Serve with fresh parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top.

By Donna