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I thought this slow cooker tortellini soup was absolutely fantastic. The sauce was perfect. Nice and tomato-y. But the big hit for me was the tortellini. It absorbed some of the great sauce and became great little scrumptious bites. I used fresh tortellini, but frozen would work just as well. So would ravioli.
The list of ingredients may seem long, but this is not a complicated dish. You might not normally expect greatness out of your crockpot. The first bite will change how you look at it. It should not be sitting in the bottom of the pantry, where so many others have spent their days. Nope, it should be upfront and center, making delicious soups like this one!
It’ll Warm You To The Bone
Sprinkled with a bit of freshly grated Parmesan, this slow cooker tortellini soup was the ideal dish on a cool day. I didn’t go nuts with the cheese, which really isn’t like me to be truthful. I usually load up on it. I shred it fresh with my countertop shredder. If I need more it just takes a second and almost no effort to get more. But this soup just needed just a kiss of parmesan. That nutty creaminess was perfect with it!
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Fennel can be a little too strong (that licorice flavor can drown out everything!), so use as much or as little as you like. Or not. And don’t be afraid to add a few splashes of hot sauce or a good amount of dried red pepper flake for some kick.
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More Rustic?
For even more great tomato flavor, try to use fire-roasted crushed and diced tomatoes. They can be a little hard to find at the store sometimes. When they are in stock I load up because they really add a lot of flavor, color and texture to whatever dish I’m adding them to.
Also try my slow cooker spicy kielbasa cabbage soup. Perfect on a cool day.
Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef or use ground Italian sausage
- ยฝ cup yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 28 ounce crushed tomatoes
- 1 14.5 ounce petite diced tomatoes
- 1 6 ounces tomato paste
- 1 10.75 ounce condensed tomato soup
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 ยฝ teaspoon dried basil divided
- ยฝ teaspoon fennel seed optional
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ยฝ tablespoon kosher salt adjust to preference
- ยผ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1 pound tortellini frozen cheese filled tortellini
- 4 tablespoons parsley optional
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese for topping, if desired
- ricotta cheese for topping, if desired
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking it up as it cooks.
- Add the onion and garlic and cook another 2 minutes.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste and tomato soup to your slow cooker.
- Stir in the sugar and all of the seasonings.
- Add the beef mixture and beef broth. Stir.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 5-7 hours.
- Twenty minutes before serving, add the frozen tortellini to the slow cooker. If you were cooking on low, set it to 'high'.
- Cook another 20 minutes.
- Serve garnished with parsley, Parmesan and ricotta cheese.
Notes
Nutrition
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