Sausage soup

I totally upgraded this from someone's blog and it is soo yummy. It makes a big batch, so I froze half. Tyler and I were fighting over the last bowl. Gentlemen that he is-- I had the pleasure of finishing it :)

The recipe:

1 pkg cheese tortellini

5 mild Italian sausage links w/out casing

1 med onion, diced

1 bell pepper, diced

4 cloves garlic chopped

2 cans beef broth

1 cup water

2 cans diced tomatoes (15 oz ish)

1 can tomato sauce (12 oz ish)

3 sliced carrots

1 zucchini or squash chopped

1 bag baby spinach

1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

Garlic powder, salt & pepper

Parmesan cheese for topping

Sauté onions, peppers, carrots until soft. Add sausage, then garlic and cook until sausage is done. Drain excessive fat if any. Add spices, broth, tomato sauce and tomatoes. Bring to boil. Simmer on low 30 mins.

Add squash and tortellini. Cook for about 10 minutes. In last 5 minutes add the spinach--yes, the whole bag! Put it in your favorite bowl, top with Parmesan cheese and enjoy!

From the test kitchen: next time I may add more tomato sauce. The tortellini really soaks up the broth in the fridge. Serve with garlic bread. 

Let me know what changes you would make.