Baked Tortellini

Easy Baked Tortellini combines refrigerated or frozen cheese tortellini with browned Italian Sausage, onions, and garlic, all drenched in tomato sauce with oodles of Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.

Course main meal pasta

Cuisine Italian American

Keyword can you bake tortellini from frozen, cheese tortellini recipes, recipe with tortellini, tortellini bake

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 396kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

1 lb.ground Italian sausage
½ medium yellow onion chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
24 ounces spaghetti sauce or tomato-based pasta sauce
20 ounces fresh or frozen cheese tortellini see notes for cooking time for frozen tortellini
⅓ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella
Chopped fresh parsley
Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the Italian sausage. When it is about halfway through the browning process, add the onions and cook until the sausage is no longer pink and the onions are soft.
Reduce the heat to low and add the garlic and Italian seasoning. Cook for 1 minute while stirring constantly. Transfer the cooked sausage and veggies to a large casserole dish.
Add the marinara and cheese tortellini and stir to combine. Top with Parmesan Cheese and mozzarella cheese.
Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes or until the tortellini are tender, the dish is heated through, and the cheese is melted.
Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley and serve promptly. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Notes

Use uncooked refrigerated cheese tortellini or uncooked frozen cheese tortellini. If using frozen tortellini, increase the covered baking time by 15 minutes.
Vegetables to consider adding to the skillet at the same time as the onions include spinach, mushrooms, bell pepper, or broccoli.
Try different cheeses like provolone, provel, Monterey Jack Cheese, cheddar, or Fontina.
Use a 9x13-inch baking dish or a similar-sized dish.
Garnish the dish with chopped fresh parsley or thyme.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up 3 days. Reheat in the microwave at reduced power.
To freeze first, cool completely, then store in a heavy-duty freezer container for up to 2 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight and reheat in the microwave at reduced power.

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