Smoked Sausage

Glorified hot dogs, really. Last night we had turkey smoked sausage, boiled potatoes, corn, green beans and applesauce. It was a hit with my pickiest eater- why do I not make it more often? I think I will now!

Tortellini Soup

This is what we had for lunch yesterday instead of canned tomato soup-

1 pound ground turkey or sirloin
1 (28 oz) can pureed tomatoes
1 (11 1/2 oz ) can french onion soup
1 (9oz) pkg fresh cheese tortellini
1 (9oz) pkg frozen green beans
1 tsp dried basil
3 1/2 cups water
1 medium zucchini sliced into 1/4 inch rounds

In a large pot, brown the meat. Add tomatoes, onion soup, green beans, tortellini, basil, and water. Heat to boiling, reduce heat, cover, and cook for 10 minutes. Stir occassionally. Cook uncovered 5 minutes, add zucchini, cook 5 minutes more.

Here's how I changed it- I added a can (11 1/2 oz) of beef broth and a can of water. Also, I didn't cook the tortellini as long as the recipe said (the package said it only needed 5 minutes) because I was afraid it would be mushy and fall apart.