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Rockpot Cheese Tortellini and Sausage Recipe

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This hearty and comforting Crockpot Cheese Tortellini and Sausage recipe combines Italian sausage, fresh spinach, creamy cheese tortellini, and savory diced tomatoes into a flavorful, easy-to-make slow cooker meal. Perfect for busy weeknights, it requires minimal prep and delivers rich, cheesy goodness with tender pasta and a blend of wholesome ingredients cooked slowly to perfection.

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Ingredients

  • 1 (19 oz) bag frozen cheese tortellini
  • 1 lb Italian sausage
  • 1 (10 oz) bag fresh spinach
  • 2 cans Italian-style diced tomatoes (approximately 28 oz total)
  • 2 (12 oz) cans low-fat chicken broth
  • 1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, cut into cubes

Instructions

  1. Brown the sausage: Heat a skillet over medium heat and cook the Italian sausage until fully browned and crumbly, ensuring it is cooked through.
  2. Combine ingredients in crockpot: Transfer the cooked sausage into the crockpot. Add the fresh spinach, diced tomatoes, low-fat chicken broth, and cubed cream cheese. Stir everything together until well combined.
  3. Cook on low: Cover the crockpot and set it to cook on LOW for 5 hours. Stir the mixture twice during cooking to help the flavors meld and prevent sticking.
  4. Add tortellini: About 20 minutes before serving, add the frozen cheese tortellini to the crockpot. Continue cooking until the tortellini is tender and fully cooked through.
  5. Serve: Stir the finished dish once more, serve warm, and enjoy this creamy, filling meal.

Notes

  • Use Italian sausage labeled mild or hot depending on your spice preference.
  • Stirring twice during cooking helps prevent the cream cheese from clumping.
  • Add frozen tortellini towards the end to avoid overcooking and mushy pasta.
  • To make this dish gluten-free, substitute tortellini with gluten-free pasta or ravioli.
  • Leftovers can be refrigerated up to 3 days and reheated gently.

Keywords: crockpot tortellini sausage recipe, slow cooker cheese tortellini, easy Italian sausage dinner, creamy tortellini crockpot, one pot pasta sausage recipe

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