Italian Sausage Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lbs ground italian sausage, broken into pieces
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 5 cups water
• 1 1/4 lbs prepared pizza sauce (about)
• 3/4 lb diced tomatoes with juice (about)
• 3/4 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 lb sliced button mushroom
• 1 1/4 lbs cheese-filled egg tortellini, cooked
• tomato juice or water, to thin (optional)
• 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/3-1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in large soup pot, brown sausage with onions.
• 2 when sausage is cooked through, drain off all excess oil.
• 3 add water, pizza sauce, diced tomatoes, italian seasoning, garlic, mushrooms and tortellini.
• 4 simmer over medium heat about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 if soup is too thick, add tomato juice or water to thin.
• 6 just before serving, place mozzarella cheese in bottom of bowl.
• 7 pour hot soup over top and garnish top with parmesan.