Crock Pot Tortellini

[DADoES]

 
Made a batch of this yesterday.  Very easy and very good.  Can't do it often, spinach is high in oxalates (bad for kidney stones).

1 package frozen tortellini
1 small bag fresh spinach
2 cans Italian-seasoned diced tomatoes
4 cups vegetable broth
1 8 oz. cream cheese

Cut cream cheese into smaller cubes.  Place all ingredients in crock pot.  Cook on low for 5 to 6 hours.

I used refrigerated (three-cheese) tortellini.  Chicken-, sausage-, or beef-stuffed tortellini would also be good.  My dad stopped by while it was in progress, took a look and asked "Where's the meat?" 

I found only what appeared to be a large bag of spinach, so used between 1/2 and 2/3 of it.

 

[kevin313]

Sign me up!! This looks SO good - and easy to make!

 

[mrb627]

Well...

Looks pretty damn good from here. What size cans of tomatoes did you use?

Malcolm

 

[rp2813]

I like this idea that makes pasta and sauce a one-pot meal, and I enjoy a stuffed pasta such as tortellini once in a while.  It looks like a 4-quart slow cooker could handle it.

 

Season to taste, I presume. 

 

[mrb627]

Wine

Maybe a splash of wine or some worchestershire sauce for seasoning.

This would be a good black Friday meal after Thanksgiving, imo.

Malcolm

 

[westie2]

Looks so good.  I have got to try this.

 

 

[washdaddy]

Definitely looks tasty. Nothing better than a something like that to warm your soul for a nice hearty meal from a crockpot.

 

[washman]

Sure looks good from there

Will have to give it a try.

 

[DADoES]

 
2 x 14.5 oz. Red Gold Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic & Oregano.

 

[mrb627]

Thanks DADOES

This will be good on a cold day.

Malcolm

 

[gansky1]

This does look delicious.  

I found the tortellini at Costco to be outstanding.  In the refrigerated section of meat/deli area.  It's tasty and seems to hold together pretty well.

 

[frigilux]

I'll bet that smelled great slow-cooking for hours. Will have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

 

[kenmoreguy89]

I have never seen tortellini cooked that way all togheter like a stew, and for 6 hours cooking? Were they still there?  Amazed.
Very weird for my conception of Tortellini..

 

[rp2813]

I have a pot of this cooking right now with about an hour or so left to go.

 

It's not even close to the creamy consistency of the finished product pictured above, and the cream cheese has all melted.

 

It still looks and smells good as it is, but is something missing from the recipe posted above?

 

 

 

[DADoES]

 
I think mine came out too thick/creamy.  Possibly from using refrigerated tortellini instead of frozen and cooking for the full 6 hours.

This is the pic that was with the recipe as I found it.

 

[rp2813]

Hmmmm.  I sought out refrigerated tortellini so that's not what made the difference.

 

I'm about to serve it up here, and I'm sure it will be fine the way it is. 

 

[rp2813]

Well, I had a huge bowl of it and could have had more, but stopped myself.

 

Once I stirred it up from the bottom of the pot, the liquid took on a creamy look like the picture in reply #13.

 

I think we have about half of it left over.  I thought about freezing it but decided to keep it in the fridge and have more tomorrow.  Dave won't because he dislikes leftovers, but that just means more for me.

 

I gave it a splash of red wine, but think next time I'll toss in some red pepper flakes too.

 

Thanks for posting this!

 

 

 

[gansky1]

I mentioned this to my mother and she had already found a similar recipe online after a friend mentioned it to her earlier in the week.

 

The variation she was told about had browned ground Italian sausage and a bit more seasoning added to the mix and cooked only for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.