BAKED TORTELLINI RECIPE
Baked tortellini is a super easy dish to whip together, and is loaded with veggies and cheese. Some call it “lazy-man’s lasagna”, some call it “Italian Meatloaf”, I call it DELICIOUS.
Total Steps
8
Ingredients
24
Tools Needed
7
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BAKED TORTELLINI RECIPEIngredients
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1/4 cup finely diced fresh parsley
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup finely diced vidalia onions
- Gourmet Garden Lightly Dried Basil(optional)
- 1/2 cup fresh grated Parmigianno Reggiano or grated parmesan
- 2 teaspoons Gourmet Garden Basil (or 3/4 teaspoon dried basil)
- 1 tablespoon Gourmet Garden Italian Herbs paste (or 1 teaspoon dried Italian Herb blend)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 28 ounce can Hunt's tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons Gourmet Garden chunky garlic paste (or 2 teaspoons fresh chopped garlic)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese sliced
- 1 19 ounce bag frozen cheese tortellini
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 8 ounce bag frozen chopped spinach
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/8 cup chicken stock
- pinch nutmeg
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350.
Step 2
For the sauce, heat olive oil over medium low heat and add the garlic paste or fresh garlic to the oil. Stir frequently and cook for 1 minute. Add in tomato sauce, sugar, and the rest of the herbs. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add in the parmigiano during the last 5 minutes, stir to combine.
Step 3
Mix together the meat ingredients, and place into a greased 9x9 pan.
Step 4
In a medium skillet combine the olive oil, garlic, cream, chicken stock, and nutmeg. Simmer for 2-3 minutes. Break up the frozen chopped spinach in the bag by banging it against the counter a few times.
Step 5
Place the spinach over the top of the meat mixture in the pan. Drizzle the spinach sauce over the spinach.
Step 6
Place the frozen tortellini on top of the spinach mixture. You may not be able to fit the entire bag on the pan.
Step 7
Top with as much of the sauce as you can fit into the pan, and cover with cheese.
Step 8
Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes. Remove from oven, let sit for 10 minutes. slice and serve.