Italian Sausage Meatball Tortellini Soup
Submitted by Brenda McIntosh
(My family loves this soup, and if you know Johnny Mac., he is pretty tough to impress!)
Meatballs:
1½ lbs. Sweet Italian Sausage (No casing. Must be sweet Italian..not mild)
Mix well with:
1 egg,
Garlic powder,
Just a few bread crumbs
¾ cup of FRESH parmesan cheese
Make into tiny balls and brown in olive oil.
Remove when just brown and drain.
Soup:
48 oz. box of Chicken Stock (or 2 small boxes. You can use any stock but the chicken/vegetable combination is really good)
48 oz box of Vegetable Stock
3 to 5 smashed garlic cloves
Simmer together for about 30 minutes (then remove the garlic cloves)
Add meatballs after about 15 minutes
Add a little bit of shaved fresh carrot for color.
After 30 minutes add 1 package of three cheese tortellini. (I use the 9oz pkg of fresh in the dairy and egg section.)
Simmer about 10 more minutes.
I serve this with fresh shredded parmesan cheese. ENJOY!