tortellini soup

4 italian sausages - sliced
1 small onion - diced
2 cloves garlic - sliced thin
1 thai chili - diced
1/2tsp oregano
1tsp thyme
salt/pepper
2 carrots - diced
3 celery stalks - sliced

2 tomatoes - diced

1L chicken stock
12 green beans
1 cup lacinato kale - in 1 inch pieces

tortellini - or any kind of pasta

pasta
cook the tortellini separately because the starch that the pasta releases when cooking changes the taste of the soup

soup
heat a soup pot on medium then add a splash of oil
cook the sausage until cooked through
add the onion and cook for 10 minutes.
add the garlic and spices and cook for another 2 min.
add the carrots and celery and cook for 5min.
add the tomatoes and stir well, 1 minute
add the stock, make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom
add the beans
lower heat and let simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally
add the kale about 5 minutes from serving.

freezing
you can reserve a portion of your soup for freezing (before adding the tortellini), then add pasta when you thaw it in the future..

serve
add your cooked tortellini just before serving.
serve with parmesan cheese