Baked Tortellini with Sausage

This cheesy Baked Tortellini with Sausage is simple to prep, uses everyday ingredients, and makes a perfect and delicious comforting weekday meal.

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Italian

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 37

Cooling Time 2

Total Time 49

Servings people

Calories 494kcal

Author Mara

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
salt & pepper to taste
chili flakes to taste
12 ounces italian sausage
24 ounces marinara sauce or pasta sauce of course
⅓ cup water
20 ounces cheese tortellini pasta
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon italian parsley chopped finely
parmesan cheese optional

Instructions

Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. While oven is pre-heating, sliced onions and mince garlic. Add the oil and onion to a skillet over medium-high heat and sauté for 4-5 minutes until onion is translucent.
Lower temperature is medium, then add garlic and spices to the onions and cook for another 1-2 minutes until garlic becomes fragrant.
Then, take out the onion and garlic and set aside in a small bowl. Add in Italian sausage and continue cooking, breaking the meat up with your spoon or spatula until sausage has browned (about 8-10 minutes). Add the onions and garlic back to the sausage in the last 2-3 minutes.
Turn off the burner, add in cheese tortellini, marinara sauce and water. Stir until all ingredients are distributed evenly.
Turn pasta into a 9x13 casserole dish/pan and spread out evenly.
Sprinkle shredded mozzarella over top of the pasta.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the tortellini is cooked and the cheese has melted.
Broil for a few minutes to brown the cheese up a bit. Making sure to carefully watch the pasta the entire time it is in the broiler so it doesn't burn.
Let the pasta sit for a few minutes to slightly cool, season with additional salt and pepper if necessarily.
Sprinkle with parsley, parmesan and serve.

Notes

Nutritional information for this recipe is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. Please calculate your own nutritional information if you want it exact to what you make and use my calculations as a guide only.

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