This Crock Pot Tomato Ravioli Soup may be my most favorite soup I’ve ever made! My Crock pot Pasta Fagioli soup comes in 2nd, or my super easy and fast Chicken & Wild Rice Soup.
I knew we were going to have a busy Saturday with soccer taking up a large chunk of it right in the middle of the day. The weather report was for heavy rain and I knew we’d be wet, tired and hungry when we got home. I knew if I was wet, tired and hungry, that the last thing I’d feel like doing is either cooking when we got home or even going out for dinner. I knew that getting out of my bra and into my jammies would be a top priority, which would require dinner at home. Don’t tell me I’m the only one that looks forward to that.
Crock Pot Tomato Ravioli Soup Recipe
Ever since I bought a bag of these dried mini ravioli at Trader Joe’s last week, I’ve been dying to make a soup with them.
I had a plan. I thought it would be PERFECT to use a ton of my garden fresh tomatoes. Because seriously…..we have a ton! 3 varieties. I figured a soup made with my tomatoes and that ravioli would be the perfect soup for a wet fall afternoon.
I am happy to report that it is delicious! Oh my it’s so good, I may have it for breakfast too. There is something about using really fresh ingredients……whether it’s in my head or not, I felt complete.
How to Make Crock Pot Tomato Ravioli Soup
I cut up several tomatoes…….probably 7 or 8 LARGE tomatoes. I sauteed about 4 cloves of garlic in 3 or 4 tablespoons of olive oil with a teaspoon of frozen chopped basil. I would have used my own basil, but it has died, so I used those frozen small cubes from Trader Joe’s. I added all my tomatoes and let them boil down. This alone makes the BEST sauce. I’m planning on making a bunch just to freeze. It would be a great base for pasta or soups during the winter.
When the tomatoes created lots and lots of juicy sauce, I added a couple bay leaves to really bring out the flavor. I added sea salt too………probably about a teaspoon, and a teaspoon or so of oregano. The house was smelling really really good!
In the crock pot, I poured in 3 cups of chicken broth. I like the broth from Trader Joe’s. (surprise) When my tomatoes created about 6 cups of the most delicious sauce ever, I poured that in the crock pot too.
I decided that I should also add some Italian sausage…..so I fried that up ( about 1/2 pound) and put it in the crockpot with the broth and sauce.
I grabbed a large pinch of brown sugar…..about one tablespoon and added it to the crockpot. I turned the crockpot on HIGH, stirred it, placed the top on……….and I left. Left for the soccer game, which was 45 min away……and we had to be there an hour early……
We got lucky because the skies didn’t open up until after we got home. So we were only tired and hungry, but not wet. Yay!
Crock Pot Tomato Ravioli Soup
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3-4 cloves crushed garlic
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 7 or 8 LARGE tomatoes (you could use three 14.5 oz cans of diced tomatoes and skip sauteing them, just add directly to crock pot)
- 1 /2 lb Italian sausage - you could always use sliced bratwursts instead.
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup dried cheese ravioli
- 2 small cubes frozen basil - or 3 tablespoons fresh chopped basil, or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried.
Instructions
- Saute garlic, onion and frozen basil in olive oil until garlic is slightly browned.
- Add your tomatoes and bay leaves; bring to a boil. Boil until it creates enough sauce for about 6 cups of juice. Add more tomatoes if needed.
- Add chicken broth to your crock pot.
- Once tomato mixture is ready, add to the crock pot.
- Fry up your sausage and add to the crock pot.
- Add brown sugar and stir well.
- Cook on HIGH for 4-5 hours
- Add the evaporated milk and dried ravioli; stir and cook on LOW for another 30-45 min until ravioli is tender.
- Serve with crusty bread and enjoy!
The house smelled amazing, this Crock Pot Tomato Ravioli Soup looked really yummy. But I was kind of in the mood for something a little creamier. So I turned the crockpot to LOW and I added a little evaporated milk. I also added the dried mini cheese ravioli, put the top back on and walked away for another 30-45 min.
It was finally done and IT. WAS. PERFECT!
Don’t you love it when a recipe in your mind actually turns out? If you make it, please let me know how worked for you. My husband and son loved it. I served it with crusty bread and was heaven the rest of the evening. Until I realized I should share it with all of you and I needed to take a photo.
Other Slow Cooker Sunday recipes:
Slow Cooker Mexican Mac & Cheese
Easy Slow Cooker Tortellini 
Crock Pot Potato SoupCrockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup
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Leslie says
I have large frozen ravioli and was also wondering if they would work. Any guesses on how early to add them to the crock pot? I’m not good at slow cooker guessing! Thanks for the recipe!
Kim says
I’m sure they’d work. At least I know I’d use them and I’d probably put them in about 30 min before. Good luck!
nellana says
Could you use frozen ravioli in this soup and would you put them in at the same time…not sure I have seen dried ravioli in any of my stores…
Kim says
I’m sure you could!
Mikaila says
Seriously, I have made this soup TWICE in the past week. It is to die for. Especially with the weather getting cold. My husband loves it too, which is a plus. 😉
Thanks for the terrific recipe!
Kim says
I believe you! This soup could be eaten for days without getting sick of it! I will be sad when all my fresh tomatoes are gone, although canned will due. Thank you for letting me know!
Lori says
I made this for dinner tonight, and it was delicious! Definitely a keeper!
Kim says
YAY!!! Thank you so much for letting me know!
Leigh Anne @Your Homebased Mom says
Yum! We are totally into soup at our house and I love anything I can do in my crock pot!
Kim says
Me too Leigh Anne, I love my crock pot!
Shundara@SavyNaturalista says
I love how you went heavy on the garlic!! I love garlic in almost everything except sweets 🙂 Sounds easy and delicious I can’t wait to try it….
Kim says
I must go heavy all the time since I didn’t realize this was heavy! LOL
Kelsey Poofy Cheeks says
This sounds so yummy!! Pinning for later!
Anne says
I love soup but always hesitate to make it because my son gets more on him than in his mouth…and I just forget all of the great recipes out there.
This would be a great “chunky” soup for us to enjoy. Thanks for the inspiration!!!