Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup
This Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup is a flavor-packed slow cooker meal that’s perfect for busy nights! Made with savory Italian sausage, cheesy tortellini, tomatoes, and creamy broth, it’s a family-approved comfort food that even picky eaters will love
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4.5 hours (4 hours on LOW for broth & cream cheese, plus 30 minutes for tortellini)
- Total Time: 4 hours 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian-American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb Jimmy Dean Italian Pork Sausage
- 4 cups vegetable broth (32oz container)
- 2 (15oz) cans Italian diced tomatoes
- 1 (8oz) block cream cheese (cubed)
- 1 (20oz) bag frozen cheese tortellini (or refrigerated)
- 3+ cups fresh spinach
Instructions
- Brown the Sausage: In a medium pan, brown the sausage over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain excess grease.
- Combine Ingredients in Slow Cooker: Add the sausage, vegetable broth, diced tomatoes, and cubed cream cheese into your slow cooker. Stir well.
- Cook: Cook on LOW for 4 hours or until the cream cheese melts completely.
- Add Tortellini and Spinach: Stir in the tortellini and fresh spinach.
- Finish Cooking: Cook on LOW for another 30 minutes, or until the tortellini is tender.
- Serve: Serve hot and enjoy!
Notes
- For extra creaminess, you can substitute the cream cheese with half-and-half or heavy cream.
- Add a pinch of red pepper flakes for a touch of spice.
- Use fresh or frozen spinach based on availability.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (1/6th of the recipe)
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 1100mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
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