Sausage Tortellini Soup-Crockpot

We LOVE soup at our house, so what's better then soup on a cold Sunday afternoon? Coming home on that cold Sunday afternoon from church to a soup that is all but finished. Now that being said, in order for my hubby to eat soup willingly and like it, the soup has to be interesting, different, and not bland. So, I am always on the look-out for "unusual" soup recipes. This was one. It is SO simple and straight forward, yet it is not one that I would have ever thought to "create" on my own. I am so happy that I stumbled upon this recipe!

Here is what you need:
2-14 oz cans of Italian style stewed tomatoes, undrained (I used Italian diced because it is what I had)
3 Cups water
2 Cups frozen green beans
1-10.5 oz can French onion soup
8 oz sausage of choice (I just used regular pork because it is what I had, but next time I want to use chorizo or Italian)
2 Cups shredded carrots and cabbage mix (coleslaw mix...I used the Broccoli slaw package mix in the produce section)
1-9 oz package frozen cheese-filled tortellini (I think mine was 12 or 16 oz package)
shredded cheese

1) In the crockpot, combine tomatoes, water, frozen green beans, water, soup, and cooked sausage.
2) Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours. (Again, know your slow cooker...I cooked mine on low for 4-6 hours-ish, and it was perfectly fine.)
3) 20-30 minutes before serving, add in the cabbage mix and tortellini. Stir to combine. Cover and cook the remaining 15-20 minutes.
4) Serve with shredded cheese, if desired.

Note: I did not have frozen green beans. I only had canned green beans. I drained them and added them in with the cabbage and tortellini at step 3. This tasted perfectly fine.

My hubby and 3-year old both LOVED this one and both devoured it! There were no leftovers or time for pictures.

Serving size: appx 6 servings