Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1              pound  sweet italian sausage or chorizo sausage -- casings removed
  1                cup  chopped onion
  2              large  garlic cloves -- sliced
  5               cups  beef stock or canned broth
  2               cups  chopped tomatoes -- (about 3/4 pound)
  1           8 oz can  tomato sauce
  1              large  zucchini -- sliced
  1              large  carrot -- thinly sliced
  1             medium  green bell pepper -- diced
     1/2           cup  red wine
  2        tablespoons  dried basil
  2        tablespoons  dried oregano
  8             ounces  purchased fresh cheese tortellini -- to 10-oz
                        freshly grated parmesan cheese

Preparation:

Saut‚ Italian sausage in heavy Dutch oven over medium-high heat until cooked through, crumbling with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to large bowl. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings from Dutch oven. Add onion and garlic to Dutch oven and saut‚ until translucent, about 5 minutes. Return sausage to Dutch oven. Add stock, tomatoes, tomato sauce, zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, wine, basil and oregano. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Add tortellini to soup and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan and serve.

Nutritional Information:

73 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (7% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 254mg Sodium