This hearty slow cooker Tortellini Soup is one of our family’s favorite recipes. It’s not only delicious but also simple to make! You’ll be amazed at how quickly it all comes together.
This tortellini soup is the perfect comfort meal and enough to serve our large family or the best leftovers.
There’s something about soup during the fall and winter months that I love. This slow cooker soup is not only easy but incredibly delicious.
While I prefer tomato soup, while my children love anything with oodles of cheese. This Slow Cooker Tuscan Tortellini Soup is a hearty combination of both our favorite flavors.
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Besides the appetizing dark red color, my favorite thing about this Slow Cooker Tuscan Tortellini Soup is that I can cook it in a crock-pot. To make this dish, simply add all ingredients to the pot and let simmer.
We completed our meal with some freshly grated parmesan cheese, pepper, and had an excellent dinner.
We made too much of this soup recipe and had to give some leftovers to a friend. They texted us the next day saying how great it was.
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I promise you will love how quickly this soup comes together and becomes a staple in your home. Serve this with homemade bread and a green salad and you have a complete and satisfying meal.
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Slow Cooker Tuscan Tortellini Soup
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Ingredients
- 3 28 ounce cans crushed tomatoes
- 6 cups chicken broth if you like a less salty soup, use low sodium
- 1 yellow onion finely chopped
- 1 1/2 pounds sweet or spicy Italian sausage
- 2 tablespoons garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons salt to taste, I use 1 teaspoon
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cup kale roughly chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream or half-n-half milk would work too
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese plus more for topping
- 20 ounce package refrigerated Cheese Tortellini or 2 – 9 ounce packages
Instructions
- In a large pan add sausage, onion, and garlic. Roughly chop while the sausage is cooking and cook over medium-high heat until the sausage is completely cooked through; about 8-10 minutes.
- Once sausage is cooked remove from heat and drain excess grease if you desire.
- In a 6 qt. slow cooker add chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, cooked sausage and all of the seasonings.
- Add lid onto slow cooker and cook on high for 2-3 hours or low 4-5.
- Add heavy cream, shredded parmesan cheese, and tortellini and cook for another 20 minutes.
- Then add chopped kale and cook another 10 minutes.
- Once cooked, serve and garnish with more cheese if you so desire.
Hi! This sounds amazing,
So much so, that I am
Thinking of making this today! I should
Have it all except the sausage and tortellini, that is an easy fix
Though! How much broth do you put in? Thanks!
So 6 cups chicken broth – I am so excited for you to try it! Enjoy! xo San
Hi there,
This is my 3rd time making this, but today my sauce seems thick. I used the guide to reduce the servings down to 4 people. Anyhow, should it be more on the thicker side than thinner and can / should I add a bit more broth to thin it out a bit? Thoughts?
Hi! It may be that it cooked faster than the recipe specifies because of the difference in volume. You can add a little more broth and adjust seasonings as you’d like to thin it out a bit, and next time try shortening the cooking time to see if that helps.
6 cups – enjoy!
bestest soup. we loved it. thx much
Thank you!
Hi my husband doesn’t like sausage. What else could I substitute? Excited to make this! Thank you
What about chicken sausage?
I cook. This soup is outstanding! My Mother-in-Law said it tasted like Italy! A crusty bread is a must! Thank you!
I’m so glad you and your mother-in-law enjoyed it!
Oh, my! I made this today. It is sooooooo delicious! It makes enough to feed a crowd! I will have plenty of leftovers to freeze and pull out for several meals! Yay!
Is this dried tortalini or refrigeratored?
This was made with refrigerated, but if you only have dried that should work too! Just adjust the time to ensure that they are fully cooked to your liking.
Anyone make this dairy free or no heavy cream?
I made this exact and we could not get enough! Just trying to cut a little bit of the dairy out. I’m a nursing momma
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I haven’t made it without the cream so I’m not completely sure. If you are okay with coconut, then coconut cream may be a good substitute.
I made this dairy free! I bought vegan tortellini and used a can of full fat coconut milk and forgot the grated cheese! Still soo yummy!
Yes, just don’t add the cream. Or, pull out scoops of soup in bowls for the non dairy people and add cream to the rest of the pot or vise versa!
Hi, if I am making this as a freezer meal, would you suggest adding the cream, the cheese and tortellini into the crock pot when ready to eat?
Yes, that would be exactly what we’d do!
Hi there! Would the cooking time be the same if I halved the recipe? There is only 3 of us so 12 servings is to much for us.
Has anyone substituted the kale for another leafy green? I’m not a big kale person but would love to try this recipe!
Spinach is definitely worth a try, but you can always make it without any! If you want the pop of green you could just use some fresh basil as well. Let us know what you think once you make it!
This soup was simple and delicious. I couldn’t get 3 cans of crushed tomatoes in it would over fill the crockpot. All other ingredients worked but I left out the cream. Not to my taste. Will be making this often over the winter.
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it and that you were able to adjust it to your liking.
My wife and I are vegetarians. How would you recommend altering the cooking instructions without the sausage?
You won’t need to change much! If you choose to brown the onions first, then saute them with a little oil and the garlic as directed. If you’re in a pinch you can add them directly to the bottom of the slow cooker, but they won’t have as much flavor as browning them first would. You can substitute the chicken broth with an equal amount of vegetable broth or whatever substitute you prefer.
How much is one serving? Is it one cup full
We don’t have exact measurements for the servings but for the nutrition facts, it will be around 1 1/4 cups per serving.
How can I adjust the timing to cook it on the stove? I’m in college and without a crockpot.
We have a normal (not slow-cooked) recipe for Tuscan Tortellini Soup here! Enjoy!
I’ve only ever made this recipe in a regular pot on the stove and turns out delicious!
i thought the liquid proportions were all wrong. i only used 1 cup of tomatoes and 4 cups of chicken broth. it also needs more tortellini. i used a 14 oz package and it still wasn’t enough. nice taste to the broth using the lesser proportions
(that’s 1 CAN of tomatoes instead of 3)
the taste is really good except it is way too salty. 🙁 Huge batch of salty salty soup. Omit the salt people and add to your own bowl if needed.
I’m so sorry it came out too salty for your taste! You can definitely use low-sodium chicken broth and adjust the sodium level from there. The tomatoes you used may also have had added salt. I updated the recipe card so the salt is added to taste.
Very good! Will make again
So glad to hear that! Thank you!
Hi! Can you please confirm the amounts for the liquid ingredients? Also, assuming you cut the sausage before putting in the slow cooker??
Hi Katie! The liquid ingredients are as stated in the recipe card at the bottom. You use 3 28 oz cans of crushed tomatoes, or 84 oz total, 6 cups of chicken broth, and 1 cup of heavy cream. The sausage used in the recipe is ground, not in any casing. If you can only find sausage links, remove the casing first and cook in a skillet while breaking up any chunks until browned as stated in step 1 of the recipe. Let us know if you have any other questions, and enjoy!
Inthe video you used 2 cans of crushed tomatoes but in the recipe you have 3. May you please confirm how much to use?
Confirming to use 3 cans, enjoy!
Hi there,
When you add in the cream, tortellini, etc for an additional 20 mins, then an additional 10 with the kale, is the slow cooker set on low or high?
Thank you!
Hi Olivia! The last 20 minutes is just to heat the rest of the ingredients. Either setting should do the trick if the other ingredients are already hot! If you cook it on low and feel it needs more time to heat up, you can definitely add time or turn it to high for those 20 minutes. I hope this helps! Enjoy!
How would you suggest I proceed if I want to make a full batch, eat half and freeze half? Thanks for the awesome recipe- it looks like it will be a hit!
Hi Holly! You can definitely freeze the recipe as is! But for best, freshest tasting results, I would take out the half to freeze before step 5. Then when you go to thaw it, put it in a pot and simmer with the remaining ingredients until everything is heated. Let us know how it turns out!
I make this for friends all the time, it is so delicious and every one loves it. Can you tell me how many calories per serving?
I’m so glad to hear that! One serving is about 355 calories, based on it feeding 12, so around 1 cup per serving. I updated the recipe to include the full nutrition facts!
Oh my goodness. This is the best thing I’ve ever made!!! My husband loves it too! Silly me forgot to change the serving size so my husband and I have PLENTY of leftovers! Thank you SO MUCH for this recipe!
Leftovers are always great! So glad to hear you enjoyed the soup, thank you for reading!
Would anything change if I used frozen kale instead of fresh?
Hi Laura! You can definitely use frozen kale. I would recommend thawing it and draining any liquid before adding it to the soup and simmering until it’s tender and heated through. Enjoy!
This Slow Cooker Tuscan Tortellini Soup is looks absolutely delicious! Yummy!
Thank you!
This was so delicious! My whole family loved it!
So glad to hear that they loved it!