Description
A comforting and delicious crockpot meal featuring Italian-style meatballs, cheese tortellini, and a creamy broth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 ounces frozen Italian style meatballs
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 10 ounces cream of chicken soup
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/3 cup chopped sundried tomatoes (optional)
- 28 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- fresh chopped basil
- fresh grated parmesan
Instructions
- Add 24 ounce bag of frozen Italian style meatballs into the bottom of a 5-6 quart crock pot.
- Pour in 4 cups chicken broth.
- Add in 10 ounce can cream of chicken soup and stir to mix.
- Add in 2 cloves garlic, minced, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning, ½ teaspoon garlic powder and ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper.
- Add 1/3 cup chopped sundried tomatoes. Stir to combine. Place the lid on the crockpot and cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 5-6 hours.
- Once meatballs are done cooking, add in 28 ounce bag refrigerated cheese tortellini and 1 cup heavy cream. Stir to combine.
- Replace the lid and cook for an additional 15-30 minutes or until the tortellini is fully heated through.
- If desired, you can add 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese and let that melt before garnishing and serving with fresh chopped basil and fresh grated parmesan.
Notes
- Low or no sodium chicken broth can be used.
- Low or no sodium cream of chicken soup can be used.
- Feel free to adjust the spice levels to your taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5-6 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 90mg