Best 3 Cheesy Slow Cooker Tortellini Recipes

SLOW COOKER CHEESY TORTELLINI

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, mix together pasta sauce, crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, and Italian seasoning.
• Add in chicken breasts, then cook on low for 3-4 hours or until chicken is completely cooked all the way through.
• Remove chicken from slow cooker and dice. Add chicken back to the slow cooker and add in tortellini and top with shredded cheese. Cook on low for another 15 minutes (until the tortellini is tender and cheese is melted).
• Serve topped with grated Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.

SLOW-COOKER CHEESY BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Spray or grease 4-quart or larger slow cooker. Add onion, garlic, apple, squash, carrots, chicken broth, milk, beer, crushed red pepper flakes, rosemary, salt and pepper.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 6 hours or High heat setting 2 to 4 hours. Squash should be tender.
• Transfer soup to blender; puree until smooth. Return to slow cooker.
• Add tortellini and cheeses; stir to combine. Cover; cook on High heat setting about 10 minutes or until tortellini is soft.
• Ladle into bowls; garnish with extra cheese, if desired. Serve with crusty bread.

CHEESY SLOW-COOKER TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Place cooked ground beef, pasta sauce, and diced tomatoes into the bottom of a slow cooker. Cover and cook on High until reduced, 4 to 6 hours, or 6 to 8 hours on Low.
• Pour tortellini and mozzarella cheese into the slow cooker. Cook on High until tortellini are tender, about 15 minutes.