Creamy Tortellini Soup

1 lb. ground sausage cooked
1 pkg cream cheese
3 cups of chicken broth
1 can/jar of spaghetti sauce
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dry basil
3 cheese tortellini (1 lb dry package you can find with the spaghetti noodles.)

Put cream cheese and spaghetti sauce in crock pot and whisk a few times for an hour as the cream cheese softens and melts.
Add one package of 3 cheese tortellini (1 lb dry package you can find with the spaghetti noodles.)
Let this simmer for a couple of hours stirring occasionally. If it thickens, add a little more chicken broth.
An optional method is to cook the tortellini in a pot separately and add to the crock-pot mixture when ready to serve.

Pizza Dough

Ingredients:3 c warm water
1 Tbsp yeast
1 Tbsp salt
2 Tbsp olive oil
7 c four
2 - 3 cloves garlic
Directions:Mix about 4 c flour, salt and yeast in large bowl.   Add water and stir.   Add the rest of the flour a cup at a time and knead.   Cover and let rise until it doubles.   Chop up garlic and let it soak in the olive oil.   After rising, roll dough out on pan/stone.   Put topings on and then rub the garlicy oil all over the crust.

Number Of Servings:1 big cookie sheet size pizza

Alfredo Sauce

Description:Great for chicken broccoli alfredo or for a chicken alfredo pizza.
Ingredients:1/2 c butter
3 c heavy cream
salt / pepper to taste
3/4 c grated fresh parmesean
3/4 c grated fresh romano
2 Tbsp cream cheese
3 egg yolks
2 cloves garlic
Directions:Whisk egg yolks and a little bit of the cream in a small bowl.   Chop up the garlic and saute it in the butter with the salt and pepper.   Add the cream and let thicken over medium high heat stirring often.   Add the cheeses a little at a time and turn down the heat.   When it looks nice and thick slowly pour in the egg yolks and stir like crazy so they mix into the sauce rather than just cook as soon as you pour them in.

If using the sauce for a pizza pour it over the dough on a big cookie sheet.   Sprinkle on some bite size pieces of chicken that have been seasoned with a little italian seasoning and cover with about 3 c motzarella cheese.   Cook at 450 degrees for 10 - 15 min.

Number Of Servings:a big cookie sheet size pizza

Minestrone Soup

Ingredients:1/2 lb Italian Sausage, cooked and drained
1 med onion, minced
2 stalks celery, sliced
2 carrots, sliced
1 lg potato, diced
1/3 med cabbage, sliced
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 tsp basil
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 15 oz kidney beans, drained
2 qt chicken stock
Directions:Combine all ingredients and cook until vegetables are soft.

Number Of Servings:8-10