Slow Cooker Tomato Tortellini Soup Recipe – effortless to make and tastes AMAZING! Chicken broth, tomato soup, diced tomatoes, Italian sausage, chive & onion cream cheese, and cheese tortellini combine to make THE BEST tomato soup EVER! Just dump everything in the slow cooker and let it work its magic. Serve soup with a salad and garlic bread for an easy weeknight meal the whole family will enjoy!
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This Slow Cooker Tomato Tortellini Soup is a new favorite. I love creamy tomato soup. I order it anytime it is on the menu! Take a yummy creamy tomato soup and add Italian Sausage and cheese tortellini and I am in foodie heaven! All of my favorites rolled into one delicious dish. The best part about this recipe is that it is made in a slow cooker. Just dump everything in the slow cooker and let it work its magic!
How to Make Tomato Tortellini Soup
This soup is effortless to make with only a few simple ingredients. In a large skillet cook Italian sausage over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Drain excess grease. Transfer cooked sausage to a 6-qt slow cooker. Add condensed tomato soup, petite diced tomatoes, and chicken broth to the crock pot and stir to combine. Season with garlic salt and black pepper to taste. Cover the crockpot and cook on LOW heat for 6 to 8 hours. Add chive and onion cream cheese to the pot. Use a whisk to incorporate the cream cheese into the soup. Add uncooked cheese tortellini pasta to the crockpot. Cover and cook on HIGH heat for 15 to 30 minutes, until the pasta is tender. Garnish with parmesan cheese and fresh basil.
Substitutions and Variations
- Can substitute ground beef, turkey sausage, or ground chicken.
- Can use regular breakfast pork sausage such as Jimmy Dean.
- If you don’t want any chunks of tomato in the soup, substitute a can of crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce.
- Can substitute vegetable broth and omit the sausage for a vegetarian dish.
- Fresh herbs and veggies make great additions. Here are some of our favorite variations:
- spinach
- sauteed onions
- celery
- carrots
- heavy cream
- garlic
- rosemary
- oregano
- Can substitute plain cream cheese. We like the extra flavor that the chive and onion cream cheese adds to the soup. If using plain cream cheese, I suggest adding more seasoning such as onion powder and garlic powder.
- You can use refrigerated or frozen tortellini. There is no need to thaw the tortellini before adding it to the soup.
Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I make Tortellini Soup on the stovetop? Yes! In a large Dutch oven, cook Italian sausage over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Drain excess grease. Add tomato soup, diced tomatoes, and chicken broth. Stir well. Bring the soup to a boil. Reduce to medium heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Add cream cheese to the soup and whisk to incorporate. Add uncooked cheese tortellini pasta and cook until the pasta is tender.
- Can you freeze tomato tortellini soup? Yes! Cook the soup and cool to room temperature. Transfer the soup to freezer bags or plastic containers. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- If making this exclusively as a freezer meal, wait to add the pasta until you reheat the soup.
- Thaw and reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave.
- The pasta will absorb some of the liquid in the soup. Add more broth or a splash of heavy cream to reach the desired consistency.
- Store leftover soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- The soup will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Keep in mind that as time goes on, the pasta will soak up the broth and get puffy.
- Add more broth or a splash of heavy cream when reheating the soup to reach the desired consistency.
What to Serve with Tomato Soup
This Slow Cooker Tomato Tortellini Soup was a huge hit in our house. We ate this for dinner and leftover for lunch the next day. I am already planning on making this again very soon. I just can’t get enough of this soup!! The creaminess comes from onion and chive cream cheese. It adds SO much flavor to the soup! I could eat this every week this fall and winter and never tire of it!
I’ve got a couple of fabulous suggestions that will take your soup game to the next level. First up, a fresh and vibrant side salad is always a winner. Toss together some crisp lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and a Creamy Italian Dressing to complement the flavors of the soup. Another fantastic option is crusty garlic bread. There’s just something magical about dipping warm, garlicky bread into a rich tomato soup. It’s the ultimate comfort food combo. So there you have it, whether you go for a refreshing salad or some mouthwatering garlic bread with olive oil dip, these sides will elevate your tortellini soup to a whole new level of deliciousness.
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Slow Cooker Tomato Tortellini Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 -lb Italian sausage casings removed
- 1 (32-oz) container chicken broth
- 1 (28-oz) can petite diced tomatoes
- 2 (10.5-oz) cans tomato soup
- 2 (8-oz) containers chive and onion cream cheese spread, softened
- 1 (18-oz) package refrigerated cheese tortellini, uncooked
Instructions:
- In a skillet, cook Italian sausage until browned and no longer pink. Transfer cooked sausage to slow cooker.
- Add chicken broth, tomatoes and tomato soup to slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours.
- Stir in cream cheese and cheese tortellini. Cover and cook on HIGH for 15 to 30 minutes, until tortellini is cooked.
Notes:
Steph
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Absolutely love this recipe. Crock pot meals were easy in college and this was a staple for my roommates and I. I still have friends messaging me for the recipe. I share it with anyone who asks me for something new to try.
Haven’t served it yet, but made this tonight. The flavor seems to be there, but my cream cheese isn’t like melting into the soup. It’s super separated and chunky. It’s been 30 min. Do I just need to give it a little more time? What did I do wrong? I did use regular cream cheese instead of the onions and chives because I do not do onions at all.
use a whisk
I am using frozen tortellini and I was wondering can I put all.of it.together on low for the day? Do you to wait until the end.for the noodles and cream cheese??
I would still wait to add it at the end.
Allow the cream cheese to come to room temp before adding. Much easier to stir in!
When do I add spinach if I want to add it?
I’d add it at the end with the pasta.
I used Campbell’s Tomato Bisque soup! Have made 3 times this month. Everyone loves it!
Are the cans of tomato soup concentrate or not?
yes
Made this,huge hit with everyone, do you know how many calories are in a cup? Plan to add some of your suggestions next time, spinach, onion, but even the kids loved the recipe as is.
Here is a website to estimate the calories: https://whisk.com/recipe-nutrition-calculator
Love this recipe! We typically bypass the sausage and we add mushrooms and spinach to this as well!
It’s soooo good and so simple. Definitely even better the next day or freezing for future!
Do you have to cook the sausage beforehand? Why couldn’t you just add the sausage raw to the crockpot with everything else?
I think it would be to greasy if you cooked the sausage in the crock pot. Cooking ahead allows you to drain the grease before adding.
The meat will have a weird fluffy texture if it’s not cooked before putting in the liquid.
Delicious, I added corn to the recipe. Next time ill try with some mushroom and onion
Was wondering if you could make this in the instant pot? Your recipe for tortellini soup is our favorite! I haven’t figured out the crock pot in the foodie ninja yet. Did I mention we live and cook in an RV? We’ve somehow been successful, sort of, in doing this but would be easier if we had a recipe to follow.
My only suggestion is to use the “slow cook” setting and cook as directed.
Can you cook this on high at all? If so how long on high?
you can cook it on HIGH for about half the time as you do on LOW
This is one of my family’s favorites. I usually sub veg broth and impossible sausage (sprinkled on top after) and add spinach near the end for a bit of green. I’ve used regular can tomato sauce when I don’t have tomato soup and also cooked on the stove when I’m short on time. Every time it’s still amazing. Love it!
I am making this today. Can I use chicken stock instead of broth?
sure
Do you cut up the cooked sausage before putting in slow cooker or does it break up while cooking?
I’m also trying mild Italian chicken sausage because we don’t like pork sausage.
the sausage is cooked and crumbled – so it doesn’t need to be cut up.
I am going to make for a work event. Can I make the day before and refrigerate and then reheat the next day in the crockpot?
sure – just don’t add the pasta until you reheat it
I have made this a couple of times now and it’s delicious. Made it stove top in a dutch oven. It’s creamy, very filling and makes a lot. Might make it next time with spicier sausage. I used frozen tortellini and just threw it in the pot with the softened cream cheese at the end for about 30 min. It’s even better the next day. Oh by the way, I love your recipes.
SO glad you enjoy it! It is one of our all-time favorites!
I bet one container chive and onion cream cheese and one container garlic cream cheese would be good
Sounds good to me! I’m going to try it the next time we make it.