Creamy Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup is a comforting soup that takes just a few minutes prep time, 7 ingredients, and basically makes itself.
Creamy Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup is just what your busy weeknights need! You can get it started in the slow cooker in the morning, and then just a few minutes before serving, throw the tortellini and spinach into the slow cooker to cook for a few minutes and you're done! It's quick, easy, and totally delicious!
I think the ingredient that really makes this slow cooker tortellini soup special is the cream cheese. It adds just a little tang to the soup that cream or bechamel doesn't. And, I LOVE that this soup only takes a total of 7 ingredients but tastes complex and hearty.
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Tips for Creamy Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup:
- This soup can be made on the stovetop, too! I like to use the slow cooker because I feel like it gives the soup that simmered-all-day-taste. But, if you'd rather just make it up quick and speedy on the stovetop you can totally do that! Just brown the sausage in your soup pot, add the sauce, mushrooms, broth and cream cheese as listed in the recipe and bring to a simmer. Add the tortellini and spinach and cook until the tortellini float to the top.
- Types of Sausage-- I love the flavor that pork sausage gives but I don't love all the fat. For this reason I like to use a 50/50 mix of pork and turkey Italian sausages. I buy a pound of each, split each in half and then store the remainder in the freezer until I need it again.
- Types of Cream Cheese- Some readers have had problems with using low-fat and fat-free cream cheeses as they curdle and don't blend well into the soup. I've personally used Neuftachel cheese without any problem, but to be on the safe side I recommend using regular, full-fat cream cheese.
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Tools Used for Creamy Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup:
- Ninja 3 in 1 Cooking System (My Slow Cooker): I've owned this slow cooker for about 6 years (when they were first introduced) and I still love it. The stovetop feature allows me to sear and cook meats before allowing them to slow cook (less dishes) and there's a bake feature as well.
- The Chop Stir Tool: This strange little tool makes short work of browning ground meat with its odd shape that allows it to crumble the meat quickly as it cooks.
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📖 Recipe
Creamy Slow-Cooker Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage I like ½ pork ½ turkey
- 24 ounce jar favorite spaghetti or marinara sauce
- 4 cup chicken broth
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
- 16 ounces frozen cheese tortellini
- 2 ounces fresh spinach leaves
Instructions
- Brown and crumble sausage until cooked through on the stovetop. Place cooked sausage in the slow cooker.
- Add sauce, chicken broth, cream cheese and mushrooms to the slow cooker. Don't worry about stirring in the cream cheese, just put the whole brick in.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or on HIGH or 2-3 hours.
- 20 minutes before serving, turn heat to high if it isn't already and stir in frozen tortellini and spinach. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until tender and hot.
- Serve topped with parmesan cheese.
Kate says
Awesome recipe! I am a vet student and will get stuck at school for 14+ hours a day, this soup is a great pick-me-up, thanks so much for sharing!
April says
This is so yummy. My husband asks for it weekly. I add the spinach at the same time as the tortellini and it turns out great.
Andrea says
Made this on the stovetop tonight, no time for slow cooker! It is delish! Followed recipe exactly, other than cooking method. Served with hot, crusty bread. Definitely a keeper.
Alsew says
I tried the Tortellini Slow-Cooker soup. Great! I didn't use the slow cooker method just stove top,and I was out of cream cheese but I substituted sour cream, also the first time I made it I used dry tortellini.The dry tortellini seems to hold its shape longer. It goes so quick that doesn't even matter. Nothing but raves here! Also use those corn-chip strips as a garnish along with the Parmesan. Wow your site is great!
Sharon says
This was so easy! It was very good! I only used half of the cream cheese (we are watching calories) and it was still nice and creamy. I also used frozen spinach it was half the cost of fresh and since it was going to be cooked down it would be ok. The frozen worked out great too! My hubby loved this! This will go into my permanant meal rotation.
Rachael says
Hi Heather! I found your website through pinterest and made this soup for my co workers today. THEY LOVED IT!! Thank you for sharing!!
Krystle says
I tried this recipe tonight and it was absolutely wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing it!
Traci says
I made this tonight with a few adjustments.... I used Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo sauce instead of red spaghetti sauce and I only used Turkey sausage. It turned out fantastic!
Susan says
Hubby loved this...I used the refrigerated tortellini and added some pre-cooked chicken meatballs. I would probably add the spinach for the last hour or two...kind of grey and overcooked. Otherwise yummy!
Sarah says
Just made this tonight! Turned out wonderful (and my boyfriend loved it too)!
I used ground turkey for my meat. I also added sautéed onions and lots of garlic 🙂 As others advised, I added the spinach at the end with the tortellini and it worked out very well. I added quite a bit of cayenne pepper to kick it up a notch!
There is a lot of room to play around with this recipe. It is great as is, but next time I might throw in some other vegetables! Zucchini suggestions sounds great!
Missy says
Wow! This was amazing. I made it on the stove. Used organic spaghetti sauce, organic cream cheese, ground turkey, small portabella mushrooms and I added a can of great northern beans. Delish,,
Noel says
I made this soup today and it is SO delicious and so easy!! I actually used fat free cream cheese but with fat free you have to make a sauce first. I heated it up on the stove with a little broth until it was all melted and formed a nice, thick sauce then put it in the crock pot. It turned out great!