Sausage & Tortelllini Stew (crock pot meal)

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Sausage & Tortellini Stew

Makes: 6 servings

Prep: 10 mins
Slow Cook: on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 6 hours

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe 6

Ingredients

• 4 sweet Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
• 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes with basil, garlic & oregano
• 1 package (9 ounces) frozen cut green beans
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated cheese tortellini (such as Buitoni)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano

Directions

1. Crumble sausages into a bowl and stir together with tomatoes, green beans, onion and Italian seasoning; place mixture in slow cooker. Cover slow cooker bowl and cook 3 hours on HIGH or 6 hours on LOW.

2. When there is 20 minutes remaining, stir in tortellini, oregano and 1 cup water; continue cooking. Serve immediately.

We had this recipe I found at familycircle.com for dinner tonight and it was very good. It was very quick and easy to put together in the crock pot in the morning and tasted great. I paired it with some garlic bread and a side salad.