EASY SLOW-COOKER TORTELLINI

Easy Slow-Cooker Tortellini image

This tortellini recipe is excellent for a slow cooker. Keep an eye on your tortellini, as it may be done sooner. If it looks soupy, leave the lid off for the last half hour or so of cooking. For a vegetarian version, omit sausage and use vegetable broth instead!

Provided by Debbie Crawford

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Sausage

Time 4h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 pound ground sausage
2 (14.5 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes, drained
19 ounces frozen cheese tortellini
1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese
1 (5 ounce) package fresh spinach, or more to taste
4 cups chicken broth

Steps:

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer sausage to a slow cooker.
Pour diced tomatoes, tortellini, Neufchatel cheese, spinach, and chicken broth into the slow cooker, making sure to chunk up cheese throughout the mixture.
Cover and cook on Low until tortellini has become tender, 4 to 6 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 608.7 calories, Carbohydrate 48.3 g, Cholesterol 114 mg, Fat 33.2 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 28.6 g, SaturatedFat 15 g, Sodium 2159.3 mg, Sugar 6.8 g