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                                            Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes  | 
                                            Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 10  | 
                                         
                                        
                                     
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                    This recipe comes from a friend. Very good. I think you could swap out the sausage with ground beef, but then you'd lose the good Italian flavors... Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                1 lb italian sausage  |  
                                                1 lg onion, chopped  |  
                                                1 cl garlic, pressed  |  
                                                3 cn beef broth (14 1/2-ounce)  |  
                                                2 cn diced tomatoes, undrained  |  
                                                (14 1/2-ounce)  |  
                                                1 cn tomato sauce (8-ounce)  |  
                                                1 c dry red wine  |  
                                                2 carrots, thinly sliced  |  
                                                1 tb sugar  |  
                                                2 ts italian seasoning  |  
                                                2 sm zucchini, sliced  |  
                                                1 pk cheese-filled tortellini  |  
                                                (9 oz)  |  
                                                1/2 c shredded parmesan cheese  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Discard the sausage casings. Cook sausage, onion, and garlic in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink; drain. 2. Return mixture to pan. Stir in broth and next 6 ingredients; bring to a boil. 3. Reduce heat; simmer 30 minutes. Skim off fat. 4. Stir in zucchini and tortellini; simmer 10 minutes. 5. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.                              | 
                         
                         
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