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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.
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.
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.
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
Nutritional values are approximate.
