Slow Cooker Cheesy Italian Tortellini Food

CHEESY ITALIAN TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Crumble the ground beef and Italian sausage into a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until browned. Drain.
• Combine the ground meats, marinara sauce, mushrooms, and tomatoes in a slow cooker. Cover, and cook on LOW heat for 7 to 8 hours.
• Stir in the tortellini, and sprinkle the mozzarella and cheddar cheese over the top. Cover and cook for 15 more minutes on LOW, or until the tortellini is tender.

CHEESY ITALIAN TORTELLINI (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Brown beef; drain.
• Spray crock pot with cooking spray.
• Mix beef, marinara sauce, mushrooms and tomatoes in crock pot.
• Cook on low 7 - 8 hours.
• Stir in the tortellini and sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover and cook for 15 minutes more.
• **Update**.
• If frozen for OAMC this heats well and does not dry out if you can reheat in freezer bags or sealable bags. Excellent.

SLOW-COOKER CHEESY ITALIAN TORTELLINI

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and sausage over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain.
• Spray inside of 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix beef mixture, marinara sauce, mushrooms and tomatoes in cooker.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• Stir in tortellini; sprinkle with cheese. Cover; cook on Low heat setting about 15 minutes longer or until tortellini are tender.

SLOW COOKER CHEESY TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef, onion and garlic. Cook until beef has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat. Place ground beef mixture, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes and green chiles, oregano, basil and red pepper flakes into a slow cooker; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir until well combined. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours. Uncover and stir in tortellini; top with cheeses. Cover and cook on low heat for an additional 15-30 minutes, or until tender. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

SLOW-COOKER MEATBALLS AND TORTELLINI

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix Meatball ingredients. Shape mixture into 12 round meatballs.
• In 6-quart slow cooker, mix diced tomatoes, tomato paste, broth, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add meatballs to slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on High heat setting 3 hours or on Low heat setting 6 hours or until meatballs are completely cooked through.
• Add tortellini; cover and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until soft.
• Serve meatballs and tortellini with Parmesan cheese and basil.

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 ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• Brown italian sausage in large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain fat. Transfer to 4 or 5 quart slow cooker.
• Add undrained tomatoes, water, and onion soup.
• Cover; cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours.
• If using low heat, turn slow cooker to high. Stir in kale and tortellini into soup. Cover and cook for 15 minutes more. Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.