Tortellini Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup water
• 1 lb hot italian sausage (one long continuous link)
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can italian-style stewed tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups portabella mushrooms or 1 1/2 cups shiitake mushrooms
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (16 ounce) package prepared cheese tortellini
• 10 ounces spinach, rinsed
• 2 teaspoons pepper (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 turn ninja 3 in 1 crock pot on stove top high, add water & sausage. cover & brown sausage on both sides. remove and cut into small coin slices. add slices back to crock pot, cook and stir regularly.
• 2 once sausage looks cooked add vegetable broth, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, cover and bring to a boil.
• 3 leave uncovered, add tortellini and pepper to pot. boil for 6-8 minutes.
• 4 while the tortellini is cooking tear spinach into bit sized pieces and place into pot.
• 5 cover and turn to buffet setting. ready to serve.