Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini and Sausage Soup is a bowl full of comfort. Full of Italian sausage, spinach, cheese, tortellini, carrots, and diced tomatoes all in a creamy broth.
Great for a weeknight meal. Serve with some crusty bread, Yeast Rolls, or Easy Garlic Knots. This is such a delicious slow cooker soup.
A combination of beef broth and chicken broth gives the soup base tons of flavor.
How To Make Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini and Sausage Soup
- Brown the sausage. Adding carrots, onion, and garlic when the sausage is about halfway cooked.
- Transfer sausage mixture to a 6-quart slow cooker and add seasonings, diced tomatoes, and chicken broth. In a bowl, whisk the flour into the beef broth and add it to the slow cooker. This will thicken the soup.
- Cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
- Then add the tortellini, spinach, Parmesan cheese, and heavy cream. Cover and cook on HIGH for 30 to 45 minutes.
Make It Lighter
Use evaporated milk or half-and-half to make this soup lighter.
Variations
- Add a tablespoon of tomato paste for a little more tomato flavor.
- Use ground turkey or chicken in place of Italian sausage.
- Use kale in place of baby spinach.
- Add mushrooms. Cook them with the carrots and onion.
- Make it vegetarian. Use vegetable broth or a plant-based sausage.
Make It Spicy
As is, this recipe has just a little spice. To make it spicier, use Hot Italian sausage or double the amount of crushed red pepper flakes.
Recipe Tips
If you can finde them, I prefer petite diced tomatoes to regular diced tomatoes.
The tortellini won’t take long to cook and will continue to cook after you turn the slow cooker off. They may need less than 45 minutes to cook, so check after about 25 minutes.
Storage
Will keep for 3 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator but the tortellini will soak up the liquid over time and get softer in texture. You may need to add a little more broth to the leftovers.
More Slow Cooker Soup Recipes
- Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Slow Cooker Spicy Cabbage Beef Soup
- Slow Cooker Tuscan Sausage Soup
- Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
- Slow Cooker Meatball and Tortellini Soup
Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini and Sausage Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
- ½ medium onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups beef broth
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 9 ounces refrigerated tortellini
- 5 ounces fresh baby spinach
- ½ cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Brown and crumble the Italian sausage in a large nonstick skillet. Add carrots, onion and garlic when it is about halfway cooked.
- Transfer mixture to a 6-quart slow cooker. Add Italian seasoning, salt, red pepper flakes, diced tomatoes and chicken broth.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together beef broth and flour. Add to slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours or on LOW for 4 to 6 hours.
- Add in tortellini, spinach, Parmesan cheese, and heavy cream. Cover and cook on HIGH for 30 to 45 minutes. Serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
