Crock-Pot Creamy Sausage Ravioli Recipe

"The best recipe on Pinterest"? That's what captions all over the place were saying about this recipe so how could I not try this? I was really surprised at how truly easy this was to make and that you could cook the tortellini in the Crock-Pot and have it not totally disintegrate. They held up just fine actually and the ravioli absorbed all the delicious flavors from the sausage and sauce. So, all in all, for the ease of making this dish it's pretty fantastic. Maybe not the best recipe on the entirety of Pinterest but I'd say it's the best Crock-Pot recipe I've tried so far. And since the hubby and the kids liked it, I'm absolutely adding it into our dinner rotation.

2 (14.5oz) cans petite diced tomatoes

1 tub Knorr® condensed chicken stock

4 cups water

1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened

1 lb Italian breakfast sausage

1 bag of frozen ravioli
1 cup fresh spinach

Directions
1. Put tomatoes, water and condensed chicken stock into the Crock-Pot and stir together.

2. Slice up cream cheese into small chucks and stir in with other ingredients in Crock-Pot.

3. Cut up sausage into bite-size chunks. Place in Crock-Pot.

4. Add frozen ravioli to Crock-Pot, fold in until thoroughly coated with sauce.

5. Cook on low for 4 hours.

6. Stir in spinach and cook for an additional 10 minutes then serve.


Serves: 4-6

Savory Tortellini and Sausage Soup Recipe

This is a great recipe that has spread like wildfire throughout my family. It's so flavorful and hearty, everyone always raves about it whenever it's made. I just made this yesterday when my aunt and cousin were in town for a visit and it came out better than I've ever had it. So figured it was a good time to post this one among the favorite family recipes. Here's how to make it yourself (it's easy):

What you need:
5 large carrots, sliced
5 stalks celery, chopped
1 white onion, chopped
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 packages Bob Evan's Italian Sausage
2-16oz bags frozen cheese tortellini
7oz fresh spinach leaves
8 cups chicken stock
1 bay leaf

How to cook it:
1. Bring water to a boil and add chicken bouillon and bay leaf.

2. Brown sausage in a pan.

3. In a separate pan, sauté carrots in butter over medium heat. As the carrots soften, add celery then onions then garlic until each is softened.

4. Once cooked, add sausage; carrots; onions; and garlic to the broth. Add the tortellini and fresh spinach. Cook on low boil for 5 minutes.

5. Serve with fresh baked biscuits.

Serves 8-10

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