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Easy Tortellini Sausage Stew

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Course: Soup
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Ib. mild Italian sausage crumbled
  • 2 28 oz. cans crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 packages frozen bell peppers with onions
  • 10-12 oz. frozen Italian green beans
  • 2 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
  • ½ tsp. fresh ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp. crushed red pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • 8-9 oz. shelf-stable or refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini
  • Parmesan cheese freshly grated for serving
  • Bread for serving

Method
 

  1. Spread the crumbled sausage into the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker.
  2. Add all other ingredients, except the tortellini. Stir well.
  3. Set slow cooker on low for 6 hours.
  4. Add in the tortellini for the last hour of slow cooking.
  5. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and warm, crusty bread.

Notes

To make this recipe vegetarian and/or gluten free, simply use vegan or vegetarian sausage and gluten-free vegetarian tortellini.
Adapt for tailgating using a vehicular power cable for your slow cooker.