Description
This Cozy Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini Soup with Spinach & Sausage is the ultimate bowl of comfort. It combines savory ground sausage, tender cheese tortellini, earthy spinach, and a rich tomato-based broth swirled with cream. Perfect for chilly days and busy weeknights, this soup is hearty, nourishing, and deeply satisfying.
Ingredients
1 lb ground Italian sausage
3 cups cheese tortellini
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
3 cups fresh baby spinach
1 small onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1½ tsp Italian seasoning
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
1. In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground Italian sausage until fully cooked and slightly crispy. Drain excess fat and transfer sausage to the slow cooker.
2. Add diced onion, minced garlic, chopped carrots, and celery to the slow cooker with the sausage. Pour in diced tomatoes and chicken broth. Stir in salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
3. Cover and cook on LOW for 6–7 hours or on HIGH for 3–4 hours, allowing the vegetables to soften and the flavors to meld.
4. 30 minutes before serving, stir in the cheese tortellini and heavy cream. Cover and cook on HIGH until the tortellini is tender.
5. Just before serving, stir in the fresh spinach until wilted. Ladle soup into bowls and top with Parmesan if desired.
Notes
For best results, add tortellini only in the last 30 minutes to prevent it from overcooking.
Want a richer taste? Add a splash of white wine while sautéing the sausage.
Store leftovers without the tortellini if freezing—add fresh tortellini when reheating.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6–7 hours
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 980mg
- Fat: 29g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: slow cooker, sausage tortellini soup, comfort food, creamy soup