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!
Plain Chicken participates in affiliate advertising programs. We may earn a commission when you make purchases through links on our site.
Remember this recipe.
Pin this recipe to your favorite board now to remember it later!
Pin This RecipeCreamy Tomato Tortellini Soup
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.
Looking for more side dish ideas? Here are some popular recipes from the website:
Creamy Italian Dressing
Creamy Italian Dressing Recipe – our favorite salad!!! Romaine, tomatoes, thinly sliced seedless cucumbers, sliced banana peppers, croutons, parmesan cheese,…
Italian Herb Skillet Bread
Italian Herb Skillet Bread – Super easy garlic bread that tastes AMAZING! Only a few simple ingredients – frozen bread…
Italian Green Bean Salad
Italian Green Bean Salad – quick and delicious side dish! Green beans, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, prosciutto, and mozzarella tossed…
Gorgonzola Garlic Bread (The BEST Garlic Bread)
Gorgonzola Garlic Bread Recipe – the BEST garlic bread EVER! I don’t even like gorgonzola cheese, and I ate a…
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
Remember this recipe.
Pin this recipe to your favorite board now to remember it later!
Pin This Recipe
I just made it on the stove top. Added parsley, a little extra Italian seasoning, & used only one container of the cream cheese (2 seems like it would make it over powering) Easy recipe that taste great! Might add a little spinach next time.
If I don’t add the sausage, do I still cook it on low for 6 hours
yes
Can you use plain cream cheese??
Sure
I only had link sausage so used that instead and got fantastic compliments on this recipe. It’s delicious y’all!
Easy and delicious! I made the stovetop version as well.
Can you cook on high crock pit setting for half the time.
Yes
I made this for the first time last winter and my family loved it! I made it in my Dutch oven with minor adjustments. Getting ready to make it again. Thanks so much for the recipe!
We love this soup! So very easy. I am making some again today as we are having company….yummy soup, then wine by the bonfire by the lake. Perfection.
Making for second time tonight. It dies just fine on the stovetop. So quick and easy!
This is very good. I added a chopped onion and cooked it on the stove top for 30 minutes. It’s comfort soup for sure.
Super-easy, and the perfect comfort food!
I used a mixture of ground sausage and ground beef. I also added in some cooked, sliced yellow onions, and some spices that I love like rosemary and some fresh sweet italian basil. Served it with some cheese-filled breadsticks or texas toast and it was great! Thanks for sharing! 😀
Looks great! Will include it this weekend. Can you do 3 hours on high instead of 6 in low?
That should be fine.
Is it possible to replace the sausage with fish?
I want to make this for a work thing. How many servings does this make? Will I need to double it to fill my 6 qt crock pot?
Could I use the regular tortellini in the pasta isle or does it have to be the refrigerated kind?
I don’t know what regular tortellini means. If you are using dry pasta, it will take longer to cook than refrigerated tortellini pasta.