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An easy comfort food dinner made in your crockpot! This yummy slow cooker meal is a family favorite. It's simple to make with just a handful of ingredients!

Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

This amazing comfort food dinner is simple to prepare in your slow cooker with just 6 ingredients! Serve with toasty garlic bread and watch as your family licks their bowls clean.

February 11, 2025 By Lilly

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The great thing about sausage is that it’s packed full of flavor and adds a hearty touch to just about any meal. You combine that with cheese stuffed tortellini, cream cheese, canned tomatoes, chicken broth, and spinach– and WOW! You’ve got a tasty crockpot meal even the pickiest of eaters will request that you make again and again.

A hearty dinner idea for your family made in your slow cooker with just a few ingredients.

This easy family dinner recipe is quick to prepare ahead of time on busy weeknights, crazy delicious, and picky eater approved!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Jimmy Dean Italian Pork Sausage
  • 4 cups vegetable broth (32oz container)
  • 2 (15oz) cans Italian diced tomatoes
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 (20oz) bag frozen cheese tortellini
  • 3 cups fresh spinach

Six ingredients for making the best sausage tortellini soup in your slow cooker. Ground sausage, cheese tortellini, cream cheese, chicken broth, spinach, and canned tomatoes.

To make this easy dinner recipe, simply brown the sausage and dump it into your slow cooker along with the chicken broth, both cans of tomatoes, and cubed cream cheese. Cook on LOW for about 4 hours or until the cream cheese has completely dissolved.

This cream cheese based soup is hearty and delicious!

Shortly before you’re ready to chow down, stir in the frozen tortellini and fresh spinach and continue cooking for about 30 minutes. That’s it! The key to this recipe is waiting to add the tortellini because otherwise it gets too mushy, but everything else is prepared ahead of time resulting in a yummy make-ahead dinner.

Close up view of a yummy slow cooker soup recipe made with cheese tortellini and ground sausage.

A hearty dinner idea for your family made in your slow cooker with just a few ingredients.
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Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

This easy slow cooker recipe is a breeze to make with just 6 ingredients, insanely delicious, and approved by the entire family. Add it to your dinner menu for busy weeknight meals and even your picky kids will ask you to make it again!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Keyword: comfort food, crockpot recipes, easy dinner recipes, few ingredients, picky eaters, slow cooker meals
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Jimmy Dean Italian Pork Sausage
  • 4 cups vegetable broth (32oz container)
  • 2 (15oz) cans Italian diced tomatoes
  • 1 (8oz) block cream cheese (cubed)
  • 1 (20oz) bag frozen cheese tortellini (you can also use refrigerated)
  • 3+ cups fresh spinach

Instructions

  • In a medium size pan, chop and brown the sausage over medium heat until no longer pink. Remove any excess grease.
  • Place the cooked sausage, vegetable broth, both cans of tomatoes, and cubed cream cheese into your slow cooker and mix well.
  • Cook on LOW for about 4 hours or until the cream cheese has completely dissolved. You can also leave it in there for longer on the "keep warm" setting if dinner time isn't near.
  • Add the frozen tortellini and fresh spinach and mix well. Continue cooking on LOW for about 30 minutes or until the tortellini is soft.

Notes

  • You may be wondering, no seasoning?? The sausage is packed full of flavor and the vegetable broth is loaded with salt so it's actually quite savory without anything added, but you can also add black pepper, garlic powder, etc. to customize it to your liking.
  • Any broth can be used for this recipe including vegetable, chicken, or beef.
  • You can also use refrigerated or frozen cheese tortellini. Just keep in mind that the refrigerated pasta may cook a bit quicker.
  • 3 cups of fresh spinach might seem like a lot when you add it to the pot but it shrinks down a lot once cooked. 
  • Jimmy Dean also has a variety of ground sausages to choose from including a spicy version. Make it your way!
  • This recipe is awesome served with garlic bread and a side of salad. You could also top this delicious pasta soup with shredded parmesan and red pepper flakes if you're feeling fancy.

Don’t forget to pin and save this easy slow cooker dinner for later! 🙂

This amazing comfort food recipe is a huge hit for dinner in my house! Break out your crockpot and let's get this easy dinner recipe started. If you have a family with picky eaters to feed, everyone will get a full belly with this simple meal yet yummy meal. It's kid friendly and easy to make ahead of time with just 6 ingredients!

This easy slow cooker dinner recipe is ideal for busy weeknights when you have a picky family to feed. With jut a few ingredients and your crockpot, this make-ahead meal is sure to be a hit with your kids. It's filling, easy to make, and one of the most delicious comfort foods you'll ever make! The ground sausage gives it a ton of flavor. This easy slow cooker dinner is kid approved, simple to make, crazy good, and made with just a few simple and common ingredients! The ground sausage is packed full of flavor so there's need to even season this easy soup recipe. It's amazing comfort food even your picky eaters will gobble up without complaints.

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