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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!
Easy and so full of flavour. Adding to our winter meal rotation for sure
Hey Natasha,
Seriously amazing! Thanks a lot for trying this recipe out, I love to hear that it was enjoyed! xTieghan
Hi!
Is there something I can switch out the wine for? I’ve made this once (and it’s amazing!! Whole fam loved it!) but I don’t have wine on hand this time around.. Thanks 🙂
Hey Rachel,
You can just use extra broth in place of the wine. I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
Unfortunately I wasn’t a fan due to the fact that I used whipping cream as my heavy cream which totally took away from the flavour of all the delicious spices! However, I would try to make this again minus the cream. Also loved how easy it was to make it on the stove 🙂
Hey Tesla,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, sorry to hear about the whipping cream. xTieghan
Can I use dried tortellini if so when would I add it
Hi Linda,
Sure, I would add it at the beginning so it has time to cook, or boil until al dente and then add as directed. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
Easily one of my favorite soups! This was one of the first hbh recipes I made and I’m hooked.
Hey Raquel,
Awesome! It’s so great to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks for giving it a try! xTieghan
Delicious recipe – especially on a snowy evening after a late practice for the kids. Everyone ate with gusto, and we will be making this many more times.
Hey Jen,
Awesome! It’s so great to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks for giving it a try! xTieghan
So so good!! On my rotation along with so many other freaking fabulous recipes from HBH! Thank you!! ??
Hi Kirsten,
Happy Sunday! Thanks for giving the recipe a try, I love to hear that it was enjoyed! xTieghan
Making this today and so excited, I realized all I have is white cooking wine! Think that will work?
Hey Krysta,
Yes, that should be just fine to use. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know how it turns out! xTieghan
ohmygoodness.. delicious !! i made this on the stove as i was in a pinch, & legit found myself thinking while stirring those onions & spices, “i don’t think i could slow cook this for 6-8 hrs, the smell would be mouth-watering torture ALL day !!” my Dad was hovering as i cooked this, & was up for his helping the second i said it was ready!! YUM!!! “is that ever good!!!” he shouted up from the kitchen 🙂 thank you, Tieghan! (my cat even hovered, as i told her there wasn’t even any meat in it! hehe)
Hey Erin,
I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for giving it a try! Have a great week! xTieghan
Veganized this with coconut milk instead of cream and vegan parm it was so flavorful!
Hey Julie,
I am thrilled that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks a lot for giving it a try. I hope you have an amazing week! xTieghan
Unbelievably good. You have made me find joy in cooking with your delicious and approachable recipes. Thank you.
Hey! Thank you so much for trying out this recipe, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Happy Monday ? xTieghan
Unreal! Knocked it out of the park with this one. So simple and delicious. Will definitely make again.
Hey Justine! Thanks so much for giving this recipe a try, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 xxTieghan
This has fallen into our once a week meal rotation! Loved by all the picky eaters in our house!
Tortellini in soup is such a good combination and this recipe is delicious. It’s hearty and comforting without being heavy. I used regular paprika because that’s what I had on hand. I thought the broth was very good but might try adding more spices next time to enhance the flavor!
I made this for just me and my husband so we had leftovers. I stored everything in one container and when eating it the next day there was hardly any broth, as the tortellini had absorbed it. Still delicious but I recommend separating the tortellini from the rest of the soup for anyone who has leftovers! Or make more broth but I loved the ratio of soup to tortellini the night I made it.
Hey there! Thanks so much for trying out this recipe, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 xTieghan
Hi! Excited to try this! But I only have dried tortellini, at what point do you think I should put it in the slow cooker?
Hi there! I would put them in for about 10-15 mins! Maybe more, but just keep an eye on it 🙂 xTieghan
10/10 recommend. I make this one in the Insta-pot and OMG it’s so good. It’s everything I am looking for out of a soup: A bunch of yummy Italian spices with a creamy tomato base. And I mean come on…Tortellini!
Hey Meg, thanks so much for trying out this recipe! xTieghan
Omg Tieghan, I have made five of your recipes in the past couple of days and EVERY SINGLE ONE of them was such a hit. From soup, to appie to main dish to dessert! This soup is no exception. Delicious!
Hey Margaret,
Thanks so much for giving the recipes a try, I am so glad to hear they were enjoyed! xTieghan