hearty tortellini soup

Recipe by
Teresa P
Granbury, TX

Can be made two ways on stove top or in the crock pot. Easy and delicious!

yield 5 -6
prep time 20 Min
cook time 5 Hr 55 Min
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For hearty tortellini soup

  • 2 can
    diced italian style tomatoes
  • 1 pkg
    fresh or frozen tortellini
  • 1 box
    vegetable broth
  • 1 pkg
    fresh baby spinach
  • 1 lb
    (browned)ground sweet italian sausage
  • 1 pkg
    cream cheese cubed

How To Make hearty tortellini soup

  • 1
    Crock Pot Version: Brown Italian sausage put all ingredients in crock pot(frozen tortellini for this version). Except spinach. Be sure to cube the cream cheese and place on top. Cook on low for 5-6 hrs Put in spinach minutes before serving just long enough for the leaves to melt into the dish.
  • 2
    Stove Top Version: Brown sausage in bottom of large pot. Put all ingredients except spinach in the crock pot (use refrigerated tortellini for this version). Cook on low flame till tortellini is thoroughly cooked through. Add spinach and let wilt before serving.
  • 3
    for a wetter soup use one extra box of vegetable broth
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