chicken or sausage tortellini

Servings: 4-6 people
Rating: 4
Difficulty: easy
Category: main course
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 4 hrs
Total: 4 hrs 10 min

Ingredients:

  • 1 (19oz) bag of frozen cheese tortellini
  • 1 small bag of fresh spinach (i used about half of a 5 oz package; but more is better!)
  • 2 (14.5 oz) cans of italian style diced tomatoes (drained)
  • 1 block (8 oz) of cream cheese** (softened in microwave)
  • 1 lb. of ground sausage or chicken/turkey sausage
  • 3-4 cups of chicken broth (start with 3; add 1 more if it looks like it needs it)

Directions:

  • The only prep work is to brown your sausage; whichever kind you choose for extra flavor
  • Put all ingredients in crockpot, chunking up the cream cheese
  • Cook on low for 4-6 hrs

Notes:

  • Keep an eye on your tortellini; it may be done sooner
  • If still soupy, leave lid off for the last half hour or so of cooking
  • This recipes calls for sausage but chicken sausage is good too

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