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This super simple Healthier Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini Vegetable Soup is the perfect fall dinner…great for nights when you’re craving Italian, but want something warming and healthy too. A mix of vegetables, simmered with Italian seasonings, a splash of wine, kale, and cheese tortellini. Finish each bowl off with an extra sprinkle of cheese and serve with crusty bread. It’s hearty, full of greens, and so delicious. Great for just about any night of the week. Plus the leftovers the next day make for the best lunch!
As promised…a new slow cooker recipe to start off the week. And a healthier one too. But don’t worry, it’s still creamy, cozy, and of course, delicious. I mean, it’s October, I wouldn’t share a non-cozy recipe at this point in the year. Cozy is always the way to go when the weather begins to turn cooler.
To be completely honest, I don’t love all soups. To me, a dinner soup needs to be hearty. It needs to be brothy, but it also needs texture, carbs, and preferably some cheese on top too. French onion? Yes – yum. Hearty, thick chili? Of course. Ramen with double the noodles? Yes, 100%.
But a brothy soup with just a few vegetables just doesn’t do it for me, which brings me to this soup. It’s vegetable soup, but it’s not your average vegetable soup. This one is creamy, cheesy, and made with not just vegetables, but cheese tortellini too.
It’s all the things I love in a bowl of soup, yet made on the healthier side too. Promise you guys, this one is good, and kid-friendly too!
Here is the story:
This soup just sounded good to me. I’ve never done an Italian-style tortellini soup, but oddly I’ve done a Mexican-inspired tortilla soup with tortellini. Not sure where I got that idea, but it sure is different. Nothing like this bowl of tortellini soup.
When I presented the idea of a vegetable-based tortellini soup to my sister-in-law, she gave it a double thumbs up. Granted Lynds loves a bowl of soup, but she’s also picky about her them. So instead of second-guessing my ideas, like I always do, I took her double thumbs up and I ran with it. And the verdict? I am very, very happened I listened. This is such a delicious bowl of warming soup. And I love that I was able to make it a touch healthier than the versions you might find in a restaurant.
And my favorite part…well, aside from the taste…this is actually the easiest soup to make. You can cook it low and slow in the slow cooker, or speed things up by cooking it in the instant pot, or you can even cook it on the stove-top.
To make this tortellini soup:
I love to start this off on the stove-top. I know it’s annoying, but I really think cooking your vegetables with the dried herbs and spices before slow cooking adds so much wonderful flavor. If you have an all-in-one browning slow cooker then you can do this all in the slow cooker bowl. I literally just hit purchase (before starting this post) on this all-in-one All-Clad slow cooker with a browning function. I cannot wait for it to arrive this week!
Cook the onions with a mix of my favorite Italian spices…the dried herbs, fennel, and smoked paprika. They are all KEY here. They add so much flavor, almost like Italian sausage, but minus any of the meat.
Once the onions have been seared, add everything to the bowl of your slow cooker. Then add tomato paste, a good splash of dry white wine, and plenty of vegetable broth. Cover and cook low and slow.
I like to just let my soup cook all day long. The house smells incredible as this simmers away in the slow cooker. But, as I mentioned, I’ve also included directions for the Instant-Pot and stove-top variations, in case you’re in a crunch.
Once the soup has finished cooking, before serving, stir in a few large handfuls of kale, cream or milk, parmesan cheese, and the cheese tortellini. Cook another few minutes and then that’s it.
Easy. EASY. But yet so delicious.
I’d highly recommend serving this soup with a side of crusty bread. If you own the HBH Super Simple cookbook, there’s a really good, really easy, no-knead bread recipe that’s perfect to pair with this soup.
If you’re planning to enjoy this soup leftover, be sure to first remove the tortellini from the broth before refrigerating. That way the tortellini won’t soak up all the broth. Then just add them back in before serving.
Alright, and with that, I’m going to leave you all to it. If your Monday night needs some warming soup, this should be it. I’m actually beyond excited to make this again today on Instagram stories. It’s the perfect fall soup.
Cannot wait!
Looking for other fall soup recipes? Here are a few ideas:
Creamy Wild Rice Chicken Soup with Roasted Mushrooms
Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar and Zucchini Soup
Instant Pot Pesto Zuppa Toscana
Lastly, if you make this Healthier Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini Vegetable Soup be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Made this for New Years Day dinner. Added a big scoop of pesto to my bowl and it was delicious!
Hey there,
Thanks so much for trying the recipe, I am thrilled that it worked out for you! Happy New Year! xTieghan
Absolutely delicious!! All you need is French bread and that is dinner!?
Thanks so much Terri! Happy New Year! xTieghan
We had for New Years Eve with added sausage – wonderful!
T
Hey Cori,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, I am so glad it was enjoyed! Happy New Year! xTieghan
Hi what would I use to substitute the dry white wine?
Hey Meghan,
You can use broth in place of the wine. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! Happy New Year! xTieghan
this is now one of my go to soups when I want some pasta type food. i have made this 3 x in a month and my son-in-law who is a “pseudo-chef” he’s really a lawyer but an amazing cook, asked for this recipe. Great flavor from the herbs and a quick soup to make!
Hey Lynn,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, I am so glad it was enjoyed! Happy New Year! xTieghan
Delicious! Just finished eating and my family was all yums and voted to put it in the rotation!
Hey Sara,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, I am so glad it was enjoyed! Happy New Year! xTieghan
A winner! And my kids loved it! (I used the slow cooker. I added mushrooms at the final hour, and swapped kale for spinach). Delish. This will be a go-to recipe.
Hey Tanvi,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, I am so glad it was enjoyed! Happy New Year! xTieghan
Loved this soup made as written!
I was thinking of making it as a freezer meal for one of my friends who is about to have a baby. Do you think I could just leave the tortellini out and have them add it and briefly boil to reheat the soup? Thanks!
Hey Lexy,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, I am so glad it was enjoyed! Yes, that would work well:) Happy New Year! xTieghan
A winter favorite!
I prepare more of the broth and store it in the fridge or freezer so I only have to add the tortelini for an easy weeknight dinner!
Great flavors and warms you right up!
Hey Anso,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, I am so glad it was enjoyed! Happy New Year! xTieghan
Delicious used my mom’s homemade tortellini. Great flavors:)
Hey Cam,
I am so glad you have enjoyed the recipe, thanks so much for giving it a go! Happy New Year! xTieghan
Yum! I’ve made this about about five times and it’s a five star! I’ve also made it with crumbled sausage or rotisserie chicken added to it; sometimes not. Delicious!
Hey Kimberly,
I am so glad you have enjoyed the recipe, thanks so much for giving it a go! Happy New Year! xTieghan
Hi Tieghan! I was wondering if you have any suggestions/recommendations for adding in some additional protein to this soup? I would love to hear your thoughts! Thanks!
Hey Megan,
I think chicken or sausage would work well here. I hope you love the recipe. Let me know if there is anything else I can help with! Happy New Year! xTieghan
This was yummy soup! I did have to use frozen ravioli as that was all I had and no cream as when I went to use the leftover cream from Christmas, it had gone bad. The soup was still good without it. Got my husband to eat kale, lol.
Hey Kim,
I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe, thanks so much for giving it a go! Happy New Year! xTieghan
I crave this every week. It is so SO good. I try to stay away from dairy when I can so I replaced the cream with coconut cream and it’s just as good!
Hey Ali,
Thank you so much giving the recipe a try, I am so glad you enjoyed! Happy Holidays! xTieghan
This is the third recipe I’ve made from your site and they’ve all been great. We’ve already picked out some new ones to try for Christmas/Eve 🙂 Thank you
Hey Heather,
I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe, thank you so much for giving it a try! Happy Holidays! xTieghan