by Holly
This Creamy Crockpot Tortellini is a pasta dish the whole family will love! Made with sausage, spinach, tomatoes, cream cheese, and tortellini it is perfectly creamy & delicious.
Creamy pasta like crockpot tortellini and fettuccine alfredo are perfect for a rainy day indoors or after everyone gets home from work, school, or sports! Even better when served with a slice of garlic bread to soak up the extra sauce!
Slow Cooker Pasta Ingredients
A hearty blend of sausage, spinach, tomatoes, with cream cheese, and frozen tortellini, all cooked together in a crockpot and slow-cooked for a few hours. Just set it and forget it!
- If using frozen spinach, simply add to the slow cooker.
- If using fresh spinach, remove the stems before you toss it in the crockpot and chop finely.
- Ground sausage, beef, chicken, or Italian sausage links are also good in this recipe. Be sure to cook them first so you can drain any fat.
- This recipe uses frozen tortellini to ensure it doesn’t overcook. No need to thaw or pre-cook.
How to Make Crockpot Tortellini
The slow cooker is perfect for seemingly fancy recipes like Chicken Cacciatore or making easy, cheesy recipes like this one look like you slaved all day!
- Brown sausage and onions (per recipe below).
- Drain and place the meat mixture and all the other ingredients in a 6 qt slow cooker.
It really IS that easy! You can even prepare it in advance and toss all the ingredients together while you do other things!
Do Not Overcook
In just a few hours this Crockpot sausage tortellini will be hot, bubbly, cheesy, and ready to serve! Tortellini doesn’t need long to cook, even right from frozen so be sure you check it after about 2 1/2 hours.
Once it’s done cooking, you’ll still see the cream cheese in cubes. Simply give it a stir until it’s all combined and creamy. Add some garlic bread, or croutons and a crisp green salad and dinner is served!
Saving/Reheating Creamy Crockpot Tortellini
If there’s any left, right? This awesome cheese tortellini and sausage entrée reheats perfectly on the stovetop or in the microwave! This is what makes it so great to take to work or school! It heats up super easy! Feel free to ‘freshen’ it up a bit with some salt and pepper or extra Italian seasoning.
Easy Crockpot Recipes
- Lasagna Soup – perfect weeknight dinner!
- Meatballs – tender & delicious ontop pasta!
- Lazy Crock Pot Lasagna – made with ravioli
- Mac and Cheese – comfort food at it’s best!
- Chicken and Noodle Soup – just 5 mins prep
Creamy Crockpot Tortellini
Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 8
Course Slow Cooker
Cuisine AmericanIngredients
- 1 pound Italian Sausage
- ½ small onion diced
- 3 ounces frozen spinach
- 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes with juice
- 8 ounces cream cheese cubed
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 16 ounces frozen tortellini
- 3 cups chicken broth
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese optional
Instructions
- Brown sausage and onion until no pink remains. Drain fat.
- Place all ingredients in a 6qt slow cooker.
- Cook 2 ½ to 3 ½ hours on low. Once cooked through, stir until sauce is smooth.
- Top with parmesan cheese if desired and serve.
I am making this recipe tonight and would love to know if frozen chopped spinach is used. That’s what I bought and the recipe states 3oz. I used only one package of chopped spinach still frozen for this. Is that okay??
Yes, I use frozen chopped spinach. It should be just fine if it was still frozen (although if it was a bigger size, you’d have more spinach in your dish).
I could only find refrigerated tortellini at the store. When is the best time to add it to the Crock-Pot so it doesn’t get mushy?
Refrigerated tortellini should only need about 30 minutes.
I throw mine in the freezer even if it’s for refrigerator it doesn’t ruin it.
DO you think this would work in a pan on the stove? That’s easier for me.
I am making this but it looks like too much liquid.. It didn’t say to drain the canned tomatoes, should I have? It sounds so good though, I hope it comes out ok
The tomatoes are not drained. Keep in mind the pasta will soak up the liquids as it cooks and once cooked the cream cheese will thicken the sauce as well.
Will this be good with no meat?
Made this for dinner last night. I love recipes with little effort, few ingredients and the outcome is delicious. Good enough to serve to company.
Made this last night and threw it away this morning. Tortellini was mushy after cooking for 3.5 hours on low. It looked almost as bad as it tasted.
How disappointing Nikki! The recipe does suggest checking after 2 1/2 hours as some brands of tortellini (and some slow cookers) will need less time. Sorry it didn’t work out for you!
Was wondering if I could use fresh spinach instead of frozen. Anxious to try this recipe!
Yes Debbie, the post does give tips for using fresh spinach. Enjoy the tortellini!
Another one of your recipes that was a hit in our kitchen! So simple and delicious. Thanks SO much, Holly!
Thanks so much Shannon!
Made this dish for dinner tonight and it was wonderful! I was confused about how to cook the sausage since I had links. I just crumbled it and fried it up with the onion. Also not sure whether to leave the ingredients layered in the crockpot or to stir them before cooking. I opted for stirring and the dish was perfect in 3 hours. Add garlic bread and salad and you’ve got a great meal for 6 people.
That sounds perfect Sally! So happy you enjoyed it.
Susan The recipes look great. Hope to see more.