Slow cooker tomato basil parmesan tortellini soup is easy, healthy, delicious, and a cinch to make in your crockpot – perfect for cool weather nights!
Want more soup for the cold winter days? Try my Easy Creamy Potato Soup Recipe, Tortellini Soup with Sausage and Spinach, and Best Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe.
All day every day. That’s how often I’ll be eating this soup thank you very much.
Slow cooker soups are kind of my jam. I’m already busting out the crockpot three to four times a week and soups literally sound good to me every single day – year round. When official soup season rolls around I go a little crazy.
This is a little twist on my favorite slow cooker tomato basil parmesan soup which normally doesn’t call for tortellini, but I’ve been on a pasta-in-soup kick for a bit now and this was bound to happen. Thank heaven it did because this soup….. seriously no words.
It is creamy and cheesy and tomato-y, and has the perfect broth-to-pasta ratio. On top of all that, it’s in the slow cooker and your house will be smelling like a soup n’ sandwich shop by the end of the day. If they made a candle that could make my house smell this heavenly I would absolutely buy ten of them, but until they come out with an Autumn Creamy Tomato Basil Soup scented candle I’ll be making this deliciousness on the weekly to get my fix.
What people are saying about this Slow Cooker Tomato Basil Parmesan Tortellini Soup
“Just made this. Yum! Its officially our new favorite soup for fall. You were absolutely right about it being the perfect broth to pasta ratio. I cant get enough.” – Nita
“This was absolutely delicious! I have a family of picky eaters and they couldn’t get enough of it; they each had seconds. Thank you for the great recipe!” – Jennie
“I just made this last night, so good! Came out super creamy and flavorful and so easy to make.” – Drew
“I made this and it’s really good! The ONLY thing I didn’t do was add the tortellini. I had left over brown rice so at the end of everything I put it in. Yummy 
I’ll be making it again this fall!” – Connie
Slow Cooker Tomato Basil Parmesan Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 2 15-ounce cans diced tomatoes
- 1 10-ounce can tomato sauce
- ¼ cup fresh basil - finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 medium white onion - diced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 2 cups shredded parmesan cheese
Roux
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 cup heavy cream - OR half & half
- 3 cups frozen tortellini - (thawed)
Instructions
- Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, and next 7 ingredients (through broth) to a slow cooker/crockpot. Cover and cook for 2 hours on high or 4-8 hours on low. (If you are home, give it a stir every now and then and scrape down the sides)
- About 30-40 minutes before serving transfer soup to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth, then return to crock pot.
- Prepare the roux. Begin by melting the butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat.
- Add flour to melted butter and stir until flour clumps up. Slowly whisk in the heavy cream (or half & half) until mixture is thickened and smooth. Add roux, parmesan cheese, and tortellini to crockpot and stir to combine.
- Allow to cook another 20-30 minutes until cheese is completely melted. Give it a good stir before serving. Top with additional basil and parmesan cheese if desired.
Your roux Ingredients list doesn’t include parmesan? It’s only in the main ingredients but the roux instructions say to add parmesan and wait til cheese is melted? Please explain…
After you prepare the roux, add it and the parmesan cheese along with the tortellini into the crockpot.
A tablespoon of salt is wayyy too much salt. a teaspoon maybe? i’m bummed because its almost inedible. 🙁
So yUmmy and easy! Used low salt chicken stock and an immersion blendER right in the crock pot Served with cRusty bread from a local restaurant! Will definitely make again and recommend to friends.
You had me at crusty bread served on the side! 😉
Thank you for your inspirstion. Any advice on how to reduce acidity of the TOMATOES in the soup?
Your RECIPES are amazing.
You are so kind, thank you!