Crockpot Ground Sausage and Tortellini Soup

I grab some stuffed tortellini, ground sausage, and some delicious veggies and put the crockpot to work. This is so easy!

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours and 5 minutes

Dinner

Pork

3-5 servings

Ingredients

1lb ground sausage

1/2 yellow bell pepper, diced

1/2 green bell pepper, diced

1/4 cup red onion, diced

2-15 oz cans of diced tomatoes

32 oz chicken broth

1/2 brick of cream cheese, cubed

2 tbs cornstarch

1 package of cheese stuffed tortellini

1/4 cup cornstarch (purposely separated from the 2tbs)

1/2 cup water

Cook the ground sausage in a skillet until almost completely cooked through and then add in the diced peppers and onions. Cook for another few minutes until the peppers get a little soft.
Grab your crockpot and add in the sausage and pepper mixture, the tomatoes, broth, cream cheese and then finally, add in the 2 tbs of corn starch and using a whisk, whisk until the corn starch is all broken down. Using a large spoon, stir it all around to distribute the cornstarch, veggies and broth.
Put the lid on the crockpot and cook it on high for 3 hours. Stir every hour and try to break apart the cream cheese as it begins to soften.
After 3 hours, in a small bowl, whisk together the 1/4 cup corn starch and water.
Pour the mixture into the crockpot and stir again.
Add in the tortellini, stir and then put the lid on the crockpot to cook for another 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, the tortellini should be warm and the soup should be thickening because of the corn starch.
Serve warm and enjoy!