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Slow Cooker Tomato Tortellini Soup


  • Author: Chef Lalybeth

Description

A comforting and easy soup featuring cheese tortellini in a rich tomato broth with Italian herbs.


Ingredients

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For the Crust:

  • 1 (20 oz) package refrigerated cheese tortellini
  • 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 small yellow onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
  • 2 cups fresh spinach
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Grated parmesan cheese for serving

Instructions

1. Prepare the Crust:

  1. Add the crushed tomatoes, vegetable broth, diced onion, minced garlic, dried basil, and dried oregano to a 6-quart slow cooker. Stir to combine.
  2. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or on HIGH for 3 hours.
  3. Stir in the tortellini and fresh spinach. Cover and cook on HIGH for 15-20 more minutes, or until the tortellini is tender.
  4. Turn off the heat and stir in the heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Ladle into bowls and serve immediately, topped with grated parmesan cheese.

Notes

You can customize the seasonings to taste.