Tortellini And Sausage In Gorgonzola Cream Sauce Recipes

TORTELLINI WITH GARLIC CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook tortellini according to the package directions; set aside.
• In a large pan, heat oil and butter. Sauté garlic 2 minutes.
• In a cup stir together half and half, broth, and cornstarch; pour into skillet.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.
• Stir in the herbs, olives, garlic, and tortellini; cook 2 minutes to heat through.
• Serve.

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.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLES WITH GORGONZOLA CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan melt butter over medium heat.
• Add minced garlic to sauce pan cook for a few minutes but do not brown.
• Whisk in the flour to make reux- cook for 3 to 5 minutes whisking constantly- do not let it brown.
• Whisk in milk and heat until boiling- whisk often, add some fresh ground pepper.
• Once sauce is thickened remove from heat and set aside (well get back to the this later).
• In a large frying pan over medium-high heat add 3 Tbs olive oil add onions and slice the remaining garlic into pan sautee for 3 minutes until onion starts to soften.
• Add peppers, Italian seasoning cook for 5 minutes until Peppers begin to soften.
• Add cooked Sausage and warm through.
• Just before vegetable and meat mixture is finished- heat White sauce and stir in the cream, bring up to almost a boil and stir in parmesean and gorgonzola.
• Stir sauce until most of the gorgonzola is incorportated (lumps of cheese left in the sauce is a good thing!).
• Check cream sauce for salt add if necessary.
• In pasta bowls place Penne followed by Pepper onion meat mixture, then spoon on the Gorgonzola sauce, arrange mushrooms and asparagas on top.

CREAMY TOMATO TORTELLINI WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Cook tortellini according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook and stir sausage over medium-high heat 4-5 minutes or until browned. Add tomatoes and spinach; cook and stir just until spinach is wilted. Stir in cream cheese until melted., Drain tortellini; add to sausage mixture. Toss to combine.

TORTELLINI AND SAUSAGE IN GORGONZOLA CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Boil water in a large pot to boil the tortellini according to package directions.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add onion. Saute the onion for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened. Add sliced mushrooms, crushed red pepper and cayenne pepper and continue cooking for 5 minutes, add the sausage and saute mixing all together allowing the ingredients to caramelize and brown on the edges, about 5 more minutes.
• Add wine, bring to a low simmer for about 2 minutes, stirring and gently scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Pour in the Alfredo sauce, stir together.
• As it starts to bubble add the cheeses, stir to blend until melted. Add the hot cooked tortellini and fold over gently to coat the pasta. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately.