Crockpot Cheese Tortellini Soup

Crockpot Cheese Tortellini Soup

This by far is one of my most requested soups, and the easiest soups to make. My cheese tortellini recipe is a simple, easy, and feeds a lot of people.I love crockpot cooking, you mix it and leave it. I love starting a soup in the morning and having dinner ready by the time I get home from work. I sadly this was pinned on my pinterest board for over a year. I am so glad I choose to make this recipe. That is why I choose to post this recipe sooner rather than later. 

Prep time: 25 minutes

Crockpot temperature: Low

Cook time: 4-6 hours.

Serves 4-6 people.

What you need

• 1 -19oz bag of frozen cheese tortellini. (Store brand saves you money 90 percent of the time)
• 1 small bag of fresh spinach. (Normally I put in about 2-3 handfuls of spinach, no need to chop spinach. The amount of spinach is up to you personally)
• 2 -14.5oz cans of Italian style diced tomatoes, drained. (Sometime I like to buy the basil, onion, and pepper tomato blend)
• 1 –Block of cream cheese. (I use Philadelphia cream cheese, but you can use store brand. You can also substitute with low fat cream cheese)  
• 1 lb. package of chicken sausage. (I have used pork sausage, just as good)
• 4 cups of unsalted chicken broth.
• 1/2 block of cream cheese. 
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Instructions

• Brown the sausage, then dice the sausage into smaller cubes.
• Dice up cream cheese into smaller cubes, add to crockpot.
• Add frozen cheese tortellini, spinach, drained diced tomatoes, unsalted chicken broth, salt, cream cheese and pepper into crockpot, mix.
• If soup is thin, leave lid off for the last half hour of cooking to thicken.