Tortellini Soup With Sausage & Veggies

Total Time: 7 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 pieces cooked sausage, diced (i had leftovers)
• 1 quart v 8 vegetable juice
• 1 (3 lb) can chicken broth (the big one)
• 1 cup chopped mushroom
• 3 carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 (16 ounce) package of italian mixed vegetables
• 2 cups mixed vegetables
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 (1 lb) package tortellini (i used cheese)
• seasoning, to your liking (i used italian, garlic and fresh basil)

Recipe

• 1 dump everything in the crock pot except for the tortellini.
• 2 turn the crock pot on low.
• 3 go to work or out to play. just enjoy the day.
• 4 when you come home (about 7 hours later), cook the tortellini according to the package.
• 5 place desired amount tortellini in a bowl, and ladle soup over.
• 6 enjoy with a nice bread and salad.
• 7 i keep the tortellini separate so it doesn't get smushy and i can freeze the left overs for another meal. go figure left overs made from left overs. makes a mom smile!