Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lb Italian sausage (casings removed)
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 8 cups beef broth
• ⅔ cup red wine
• 1 8 oz. can stewed tomatoes
• 1 14 oz. can tomato sauce
• 1 10 oz. pkg. frozen spinach
• 1 15 oz. can cannellini beans (drained)
• Italian seasonings to taste
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste
• fresh parsley (chopped)
• 1 9 oz. pkg. cheese tortellini

Instructions

1. Cook sausage in the bottom of a large pot until cooked through.
2. Remove cooked sausage and set aside.
3. Pour out the grease, reserving about one tablespoon in the pot.
4. Cook onions in the remaining sausage grease until soft.
5. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds. A
6. dd the red wine and simmer for 2 minutes.
7. Add stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and frozen spinach.
8. Cook until all spinach has thawed, stirring occasionally.
9. Add the cannelini beans, Italian seasonings, salt and pepper.
10. Stir into soup mixture.
11. Add beef broth, tortellini and parsley and simmer 6-8 minutes until tortellini is fully cooked.
12. Serve immediately with fresh grated parmesan.