Slow-Cooker Creamy Tortellini Soup
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Recipe type: Soup
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Serves: 6-8
 
This slow cooker soup is hearty enough for all the meat lovers in your family, but also has plenty of veggies to round it out!
Ingredients
  • 24 oz. jar of prepared spaghetti sauce
  • 1 lb. browned Italian sausage
  • ½ bag (about 4.5 oz.) fresh spinach leaves
  • 4 C. chicken broth
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 8 oz. fresh mushrooms
  • 16 oz. frozen cheese tortellini
  • 1 C. heavy cream
Instructions
  1. Brown sausage in a pan
  2. Combine spaghetti sauce, meat, spinach, chicken broth, cream cheese, mushrooms, and heavy cream in a slow-cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours, or on high for 2-3 hours.
  3. minutes before serving, turn slow-cooker to high {if it isn’t already} and stir in tortellini. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until tender and hot. Serve with parmesan cheese, if desired.
Recipe by The Teacher's Wife at https://theteacherswife.com/2015/11/slow-cooker-creamy-tortellini-soup.html