Italian Sausage & Tortellini Soup on BakeSpace.com

Ingredients

• 1 lb hot or mild Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 lg onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled & chopped
• 4 cups beef or chicken broth
• ½ teasp. dried Italian herb seasoning
• ½ teasp. salt
• ¼ teasp. pepper
• 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
• 1 15 oz can chopped tomatoes, reserve juice
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 pkg (10 oz) fresh or frozen cheese tortellini
• 1 zucchini, quartered lengthwise & sliced
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 Tbl. grated parmesan cheese
• 1 Tbl. minced garlic
• hot pepper flakes (to taste)