This Cheese Tortellini Soup is a flavorful, easy slow cooker meal. Tortellini, sausage, and spinach in a creamy tomato soup and slow cooked to perfection.
I love using pasta in soup! I think it gives it such a good texture and it makes it more filling. Sometimes using soup as a main dish doesn’t fill me up, but with the sausage and the pasta, this soup definitely does. Make sure that you drain the sausage really well — the soup will turn out greasy if you don’t.
This soup is so simple and it is easy to tailor to your family’s preferences. For a vegetarian variation, you can use mushrooms instead of sausage and substitute vegetable stock for chicken broth. If you like your food spicy, you can add a few shakes of red pepper flakes to the crock pot before cooking. To make it a little healthier, you can use turkey sausage and non or low fat cream cheese. If you use neufachtel (1/3 fat of cream cheese) be prepared that it doesn’t melt as well and leaves little curds. This soup pairs well with a green salad and a toasted bread that you can dip in the soup.
How to Make Cheese Tortellini Soup
Cheese Tortellini Soup
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb Italian sausage browned and drained
- 1 16 oz bag frozen cheese tortellini
- 1 5 oz bag fresh spinach
- 2 14.5 oz cans Italian style diced tomatoes drained
- 1 8 oz pkg. cream cheese softened and cut into chunks
- 4 cups chicken broth
INSTRUCTIONS
- Put all ingredients in the slow cooker on low heat.
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours, stirring occasionally if possible.
- Stir well and serve in individual bowls.
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Liz says
October 19, 2015 at 8:41 pmThis soup sounds great. Thank you and have a wonderful week!
Paula Engle says
February 18, 2019 at 3:44 pmIt’s wonderful!
Beth says
November 4, 2015 at 7:52 amWhat size crock pot is needed for this?
Echo says
November 24, 2015 at 8:36 pmA 5-6 quart crock pot works great. Thanks for asking!
Marlene Mezza says
December 3, 2018 at 9:09 pmNeed more soup made with ground beef please. I’m on a very low budget. Can you help please?
Favorite Family Recipes says
December 3, 2018 at 9:27 pmIf you go to our “recipes” link at the top of our page, you can specify the meals you want to make and the ingredients you want to use and it will formulate a list of ALL our recipes that match those terms! You can check the box that says “soup” and also the one that says “beef” and filter those recipes and you will find what you are looking for 😀 Hope this helps!
Julie says
December 26, 2015 at 8:36 pmHow many servings does this recipe make?
Erica says
January 7, 2016 at 10:16 amIt makes about 4 servings.
Tammy says
December 27, 2015 at 9:16 pmDo you put the tortellini in the crockpot when it is frozen or thaw it out first?
Erica says
January 7, 2016 at 10:14 amfrozen is fine
Laura M says
December 29, 2015 at 3:56 pmI don’t think I would like fresh spinach cooked for so many hours. Wouldn’t it be better to add it near the end?
Allison says
November 27, 2016 at 9:11 pmThe first time I made this, my son asked me if that was moss in the soup! So, I do add it near the end. It holds up better. This soup is delicious!
Echo says
November 28, 2016 at 7:20 pmHaha! No one wants moss in their soup! Adding it at the end is a great idea. I’m so glad you like the soup. Thank you!
Moe says
April 6, 2017 at 12:05 pmI made the in the crockpot the first time; never again as it doesn’t need to cook that long especially the tortellini. I make on the stove top basically after you cook the meat your just heating everything up and I melt down my cream cheese befor I put in my pot.
Ruth says
January 2, 2016 at 6:44 pmThis sounds wonderful.
Nicole says
January 7, 2016 at 7:12 amThis looks delicious! How many servings does this make?
Thanks!
Echo says
January 11, 2016 at 8:45 amThis recipe makes 4-6 servings of soup (4 larger servings, 6 average servings). Thanks for asking!
Kelly says
January 19, 2016 at 11:02 amDo you have the nutritional information for this recipe?
Erica says
January 19, 2016 at 6:08 pmWe don’t have the nutritional info for many of our recipes but you can plus them in on an online calculator like FitBit or Livestrong.com
Pat Shannon says
April 13, 2016 at 2:15 pmCan you cook this on the stove? thank you.
Erica says
April 13, 2016 at 3:53 pmSure, you will just want to adjust the times accordingly
Bew says
December 18, 2016 at 3:45 pmHow long will this last in the refrigerator? Can it be frozen if made in advance?
Echo says
December 19, 2016 at 2:51 pmThis will last up to a week in the refrigerator. The pasta does not freeze well – sorry! Thanks for asking!
Linda schoenr says
January 4, 2017 at 3:28 amDo you use bulk sausage or lnks?i
Echo says
January 4, 2017 at 8:38 amWe use bulk sausage in this recipe. Thanks for asking!
Val says
March 22, 2017 at 5:17 pmCan you double this recipe?
Echo says
March 23, 2017 at 10:04 amYes, of course! You will need a larger crock pot, or to cook it in two crock pots.
David says
May 30, 2017 at 2:20 pmMade this the other night and it was delicious, even without the sausage. Of course, the meat lover was a tad disappointed, but said it was still worth making again. Next time, I’ll add the sausage.
Janet Bradley says
November 2, 2017 at 10:04 amCould I use a can of crushed tomatoes. I really don’t like tomatoes, I use crushed when a recipe
calls for tomatoes
Favorite Family Recipes says
November 5, 2017 at 1:45 pmYes, crushed should work just fine. Hope this helps 🙂
Sheree Hyde says
December 12, 2017 at 2:21 pmI tried your cheese tortellini soup and it is the best thing ever! My Husband is a fan too. Made as written except added more garlic and Italian seasoning because my tomatoes were home canned without spices. Will make this again for sure! Thank you and can’t wait to try more of your recipes!
Favorite Family Recipes says
December 13, 2017 at 9:10 pmSo glad you and your husband liked this recipe! Thanks for taking the time to comment. We are excited you found us!
Heidi says
October 29, 2018 at 8:16 amExited to make this recipe tonight! Fingers crossed my picky eater (kids) enjoy it. I am thinking I will make on the stove, as my tortellini is not frozen. I will likely crush the tomatoes in blender, so that they are “hidden” from said picky eaters. 🙂
Favorite Family Recipes says
October 29, 2018 at 10:55 amhaha love it! You can totally blend up those tomatoes! It will still be delicious! Let us know how they liked it!
Amy says
December 31, 2018 at 2:29 pmMade this for New Year’s. Super simple and little prep. I added a little tomato paste and more vegetarian broth. I used vegetarian Italian sausage. It’s delicious, My husband is a soup master and he loved it!
Favorite Family Recipes says
December 31, 2018 at 7:26 pmGreat ideas for making this a meatless soup. Thank you! Happy New Year!
Leah says
February 24, 2019 at 1:13 pmWhen you used Vegetable broth instead of chicken did you have to add salt?