Italian Sausage Soup with Tortellini

1 lb italian sausage links, casing removed
1 cup onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
5 cups beef broth
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup red wine
2 cans chopped tomato
1 cup carrot, sliced
1/2 tbl fresh basil, chopped
1/2 tsp oregano
1 8 oz tomato sauce
8 oz tortellini or noodles
3 tbsps fresh parsley,chopped

Brown sausage, remove and drain, reserving 1 Tbsp of the drippings.  Saute onion and garlic in drippings.  Stir in beef broth, water , wine, tomatoes, carrots, basil, oregano, tomato sauce, and sausage.  Bring to a boil,  reduce heat; Simmer uncovered for the 30 min.  Skim fat from soup.  Stir in parsley.  Simmer covered for  30 min.  Pour in ziplocs and freeze.

Thaw. Heat. Add tortellini during last 10 min. of cooking.  Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese on top of each serving if desired.