Sausage Tortellini Recipes

ITALIAN SAUSAGE TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir mushrooms, 1/2 cup white wine, and 1 clove minced garlic until liquid has reduced and mushrooms have softened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and place in a bowl.
• Heat the same skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir Italian sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes, dividing it into bite-sized portions while stirring. Remove excess grease by placing paper towels onto a plate and dumping browned sausage onto it to drain. Return sausage to the skillet.
• Return cooked mushrooms back to the skillet with sausage and add tortellini, Alfredo basil sauce, remaining 1/2 cup white wine, and remaining garlic. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes. Add spinach; cover and cook until spinach is wilted, 3 to 4 minutes more. Mix well to combine. Remove from heat and serve.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE TORTELLINI BAKE

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium heat. Crumble sausage into the saucepan; add onion and green bell pepper. Cook and stir the sausage mixture until the sausage is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain grease.
• Pour marinara sauce and diced tomatoes over the sausage mixture; season with garlic powder and stir. Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the diced tomatoes break down into the sauce, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the frozen tortellini at a boil until they float to the top and the filling is hot, 6 to 7 minutes; drain.
• Gently fold the cooked tortellini into the simmering sauce; cook together another 5 minutes. Pour tortellini and sauce into a 13x9-inch baking dish; top with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until cheese is golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.

ONE-POT CHEESY TORTELLINI AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, cook sliced sausage, onion and garlic 5 to 7 minutes or until onion softens and sausage starts to brown.
• Stir in sauce, tomatoes, chicken broth and tortellini. Cover and simmer 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tortellini is cooked.
• Remove from heat; sprinkle with cheese and basil. Serve when cheese has melted.

BAKED TORTELLINI WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• In a skillet, over medium heat, brown meat till cooked. Drain grease & set aside.
• In same skillet, saute onion & zucchini about 3 minute
• Stir in tomatoes & oregano; return meat into saucepan & bring to a boil.
• Pour over uncooked tortellini into large casserole (with cover). Sprinkle with 1/2 of the cheese.
• Bake, covered, for 10 minute
• Stir casserole, sprinkle remaining cheese & bake 10 min longer or until pasta is tender.

TORTELLINI WITH SAUSAGE AND MASCARPONE

Steps:

• Prepare tortellini according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking into crumbles; drain. Stir in pasta sauce; heat through., Drain tortellini, reserving 1 cup cooking water. Add tortellini to sauce and enough reserved cooking water to reach desired consistency; toss to coat. Stir in Parmesan cheese; dollop with mascarpone cheese. If desired, sprinkle with red pepper flakes.

SAUSAGE TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Put pan of water on to boil for pasta
• Heat garlic oil in frying pan and add chopped rosemary and sliced sausage - fry for 5 mins
• Meanwhile, cook pasta and peas in boiling water (should only take 2 minutes), then drain and tip into garlicky sausage mixture
• Divide into bowls and sprinkle with grated cheese and a chopped frsh rosemary.