Yummy Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup

Okay, so I want to toot my horn a little today. Most of you know that I am a pretty good cook (well, atleast I think you know that!). Anyway, last week, I was looking at two packages of cheese tortellini from Trader Joe's thinking 'I cannot eat noodles with red sauce, AGAIN!' The kids all LOVE TJ's tortellini we do,too. I had just had it with red sauce. I thought, could I make a tortellini soup? I pulled up a couple on line but had none of the ingredients. So, using a little kitchen magic, I whipped up the most delicious soup I have ever made! Ron agreed, even said it could be served to people outside the house. That is a great compliment! Anyway, I just wanted to share it with you, in case you, too, are staring at a package of fresh tortellini today! Hope you like it as much as we did!!

3 links Italian Sausage (or about 3/4 lbs.)
1 meduim onion chopped
1-2 cloves minced garlic (I like the kind that comes in the big jar)
1 stalk celery diced
2 carrots sliced
3 cans chicken broth
2 beef boullion cubes (I know ckn and beef?? But it was what I had and made it good)
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 small can tomato sauce (oregano, basil seasoned)
10 oz. cooked tortellini

Brown sausage, crumble and drain
Wipe pan of most of oil from sausage and saute onion, garlic, celery and carrots until soft. Season with salt and pepper.
Add broth and boullion cubes, bring to boil, reduce to simmer.
Add sausage, tomato sauce and Rotel- season with a pinch of oregano.
Simmer for about 30 minutes. Add tortellini just before you want to serve- heat it throughly.

Next time I make it I will take a picture- It looked so yummy!!!