If there's one thing that Italians are good for, it's food. And anyone can make great Italian inspired dishes, regardless of their lineage. You just need patience, a good spice rack, good ingredients and the ability to remember that making your own awesome food is pretty fucking easy. I love making soups for my family since they heat up well later in the week for lunches and snacks, and they're great to make in a slow-cooker.
The Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lbs Italian sausage (hot or sweet)
- olive oil
- 1 32oz can crushed tomatoes
- 32oz beef stock
- 15oz can pink beans
- green beans (fresh or canned)
- your spice rack (garlic, salt, black pepper, onion powder, crushed red pepper, oregano)
- 1 lb frozen cheese tortellini
The Rundown:
- in slow cooker, combine crushed tomatoes, beef stock, green beans and pink beans and spice to taste
- remove sausage from casings, break up and brown in olive oil, seasoning to taste
- add to slow cooker, stir well
- let simmer for 4-6 hours, adding tortellini during last 30 min
