Tortellini Soup

I pkg of your favorite tortellini (cheese or beef)
1 or 2 italian sausages
I can chopped tomatoes (with juices)
1 carton of chicken broth
salt
pepper
italian seasoning
small onion and or garlic/garlic powder
however many of whatever vegetables you want
(I like corn and or carrots)

Boil tortellini till almost done and drain water
fry sausage with onion or garlic or whatever

In a big pot warm the chicken broth with vegetables and seasonings then add everything in and let it simmer, don't over cook the tortellini.
Add any extra seasonings to your liking (I add quite a bit of Italian seasoning)
If you want a little more broth, just add some water with a chicken flavoring.

I get the Costco size of tortellini(750g). If you do that, I would use 2 sausages and the 14 oz can of tomatoes and a some water.
It makes about 4 generous adult servings and 2 kid size servings. All you need is bread or buns to go with this, its very filling.
This stuff freezes good too.


by Lindsay

italian sausage pasta

Italian sausage pasta.
1 package of Italian sausage
1 can diced tomatoes - drain an tiny bit of the juice off and use the rest
Parmesan cheese. I use the Kraft bags of parmesan shredded cheese
1 tablespoon rosemary
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup cream
between 2 and 2 1/2cups penne pasta.

Start the pasta cooking. Cut the Italian sausage into pieces, maybe about 1/2 inch thick, and fry them. Add the tomatoes and juice, rosemary, and bay leaves. Let that simmer while the pasta cooks. When the pasta is done take out the bay leaves (and throw away) and mix in the cream and cheese. Add the pasta and mix it all together. Put in a casserole dish and bake at 350 - if I am really hungry I only bake it for 20 minutes, if I can wait I leave it in a little longer. Enjoy!