Slow Cooker Creamy Sausage & Tortellini Soup
10 servings
When the cold weather sets in, there's nothing quite like a steaming, creamy soup to warm you up from the inside out. One that's loaded with tender bites of sausage, fresh vegetables, and pillowy tortellini? Well, that's the kind of cold-weather comfort food dreams are made of.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground Italian sausage)
browned (or ground chicken/turkey/beef
- 1 onion
chopped
- 2 carrots
chopped
- 2 celery stalks
chopped
- 4 garlic cloves
minced
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tsp beef or chicken bouillon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 cups broth
beef, chicken or veggie
- 1/4 cup cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water
- 36 oz evaporated milk or half-and-half
- 12 oz packet cheese tortellini
fresh or dried
- 5 cups baby spinach
- 1 cup milk
plus more as needed
Directions
- 1
Add browned sausage, veggies, seasonings and broth to slow cooker.
- 2
Cook on low 7-8 hrs or high 4 hrs.
- 3
Skim any fat from top. Whisk in cornstarch slurry and milk/half-and-half.
- 4
Add tortellini, cover and cook on high 45 mins until thickened.
- 5
Stir in spinach until wilted, about 5-10 mins.
- 6
Add 1 cup milk, plus more as needed for desired creamy consistency.
- 7
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 8
Serve warm with crusty bread.
Slow Cooker Creamy Sausage & Tortellini Soup
255 min10 servings
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