Description
A comforting slow-cooker soup featuring savory sausage, tortellini, and fresh greens, perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 1 cup diced onions
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup diced bell pepper
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 package (9 oz) frozen tortellini
- 4 cups fresh spinach or kale
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare ingredients: chop onions, dice carrots and bell peppers, and mince garlic.
- In a skillet over medium heat, brown the Italian sausage until no pink remains, about 8–10 minutes.
- Add diced onions and garlic to the skillet; sauté until translucent, 2–3 minutes.
- Transfer sausage and onion mixture to the crockpot. Add chicken broth, diced tomatoes, carrots, bell pepper, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Stir to combine.
- Cover and set the crockpot on low for 4–6 hours or high for 2–3 hours.
- About 30 minutes before serving, stir in frozen tortellini.
- In the last 10 minutes, add the spinach or kale to wilt.
- If desired, stir in heavy cream just before serving.
- Season to taste and enjoy!
Notes
Feel free to customize with different vegetables or types of sausage. Adjust seasoning at the end for optimal flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 180 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 750mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg