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Crockpot Tortellini Soup with Sausage

This Crockpot tortellini soup with sausage is a comforting and easy to prepare slow cooker soup! It has Italian sausage, tomatoes, cheese tortellini, a splash of cream, and spinach.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 20 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Crockpot tortellini soup with sausage
Servings: 6
Author: Natasha Bull

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces Italian sausage see note
  • 1/2 medium onion chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 medium carrots sliced or chopped
  • 2 sticks celery chopped finely
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juices
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 2 (9 ounce) packages refrigerated cheese tortellini
  • 3/4 cup heavy/whipping cream optional
  • 2 cups (packed) fresh baby spinach
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Add the sausage meat and onions to a skillet. Sauté for about 7-8 minutes, breaking the sausage meat up with your spoon, until browned. If needed, spoon out some of the excess fat.
  • Stir in the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds. Add the sausage mixture to your Crockpot.
  • Add the carrots, celery, canned tomatoes, and chicken broth to the Crockpot. Keep in mind that if you want the soup to cook in 3-4 hours, the carrots will have to be chopped pretty finely. If you're cooking it for 7-8 on low or 4-5 hours on high, you can chop them larger.
  • About 30 minutes prior to serving, add in your cheese tortellini, cream, and spinach (I set the heat to "high"). Give it a stir occasionally. Season with salt & pepper as needed prior to serving. 

Notes

  • Use ground sausage meat or whole sausages (take the sausage meat out of the casings). Feel free to use spicy sausage!
  • The leftovers of this soup do soak up the broth a lot, so this soup is best eaten when it's fresh. I suggest adding more chicken broth to leftovers if you need to. Or, add the tortellini in when reheating if you plan on having lots of leftovers.
  • This is the 7-quart Crockpot I used to make this recipe. My Crockpot was pretty full by the time I added the tortellini. 

Nutrition

Calories: 709kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 1814mg | Potassium: 937mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 5197IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 253mg | Iron: 6mg