Crock Pot Tortellini Soup

Recipe adapted from Heather Likes Food

Ingredients:
1 lb. of ground sausage or chicken/turkey sausage

1 24 oz jar spaghetti sauce

8 oz sliced mushrooms

1 block (8 oz) of cream cheese or Neufchatel (less fat), cubed
4 cups of chicken broth 

16 oz bag of frozen cheese tortellini 
1 small bag of fresh spinach (I used about half of a 5 oz package, but more is better!)

Brown the sausage.  Put sausage, spaghetti sauce, mushrooms, cream cheese & chicken broth in crock pot.  Cook on low for 4-6 hrs. 

20 minutes before serving turn crock pot to high & add tortellini and spinach.  Cover and cook 15-20 minutes or until tender and hot.  Serve topped with parmesan cheese.

Serves 4-6 

*If too saucy, leave lid off for the last 20 minutes or so of cooking.