Crockpot Sausage and Cheese Tortellini

We haven't tried this one either, but it sounds DELISH and so warm for a chilly, rainy day. Be aware the cook time is low for  a crock pot...but Saturdays are good days for crockpoting (sure, it can be a word).

Crockpot Sausage and Cheese Tortellini
1 lb. Italian sausage (not in links)
20 oz. 3-Cheese Tortellini, frozen
32 oz chicken broth
2 can seasoned diced tomatoes - the kind with basil, garlic & oregano, or you can add these seasonings in separately but I don't know how much so you'll have to guesstimate
8 oz cream cheese
Grated Parmesan cheese for topping

Get the cream cheese out to soften while you brown the meat in a skillet. Add the browned meat, frozen tortellini, chicken broth, tomatoes and cream cheese (cut into chunks) into the crock pot. Give it a good stir to mix it all together and be sure the tortellini are all covered in juice. Cover and cook on LOW for 3 1/2 to 4 hours. The recipe says to give it a stir after 1 1/2 hours and again at 3 hours, but the pinner who posted it said they left and came back 4 hours later and it was delicious - so whatever you can do. 30 min before serving stir again and then leave the lid off so the sauce can thicken up.