Easy Crock Pot Sausage & Cheese Tortellini

Amazing recipe.  Another pinterest find.  I have to say with this one i would wait until the last hour to include the tortellini just becaue it gets a little too mushy if its kept in there the entire time in the crock pot.

This is where the recipe can be found: Recipi

Ingredients: 

• 1 lb. Italian Sausage (I use sweet sausage just because I can not tolerate too spicy)
• 20 oz. Frozen Three-Cheese Tortellini 
• 32 oz. Low Sodium Chicken Broth
• 2 Cans Diced Tomatoes – seasoned with basil, garlic & oregano
• 8 oz. Cream Cheese 

1. Take your cream cheese out of the fridge, and let it sit while you quickly brown your meat.

2. Add the sausage and tortellini to your Crock Pot. Pour the tomatoes, liquid and all, and broth over the top. Add your cream cheese to the Pot in chunks.

3. Give your Crock Pot a good stir to get everything evenly distributed, making sure the liquids are adequately covering the tortellini.

4. Cook on LOW for a total of 4 1/2 hours. Stir at 2 hours, and again at 4 hours, removing the lid for the last 30 minutes of cooking. This will give the sauce some time to thicken up.