Tomato Tortellini with Sausage

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A super easy, 15-minute prep, ONE SKILLET tomato tortellini with sausage. This is an easy family-friendly meal!

A super easy, 15-minute prep, ONE SKILLET tomato tortellini with sausage. This is an easy family-friendly meal!

A super easy, 15-minute prep, ONE SKILLET tomato tortellini with sausage. This is an easy family-friendly meal!

Comfort food on Mondays. It’s a new thing that I’m going to be keeping up for-ev-er. Especially after having sick kiddos (and husband) all last week. This is just the meal to combat that crazy ever-changing Spring weather (seriously Utah, pick a season and stick to it ?) or just the general Monday blues.

Although I’ll admit, I actually love Mondays. New fresh start to the week and lots to get done. I’m ready! ??

A super easy, 15-minute prep, ONE SKILLET tomato tortellini with sausage. This is an easy family-friendly meal!

It’s no secret that we love tortellini. It’s been in quite a few recipes here and to be honest, it’s probably our dinner at least every other week. We LOVE tortellini.

For some reason the toddler thinks it tastes like pizza (I guess the cheese inside?) and he calls tortellini “mini pizzas” which actually sounds like: “min-knee peet-zas.” I’ve got to get some of the words he says recorded before he grows out of it. And I know just about every single toddler pronounces yellow like “lellow” but I just about die every time Grey says the word.
A super easy, 15-minute prep, ONE SKILLET tomato tortellini with sausage. This is an easy family-friendly meal!

Since our tortellini dinners are generally just boiling the noodles and serving them with a red sauce, I thought it was time to make something a little more interesting. BUT it still had to be just about as easy.

And this is totally just that! It’s so quick to assemble and the taste is well worth the extra 10 minutes of effort (as opposed to just boiling noodles!)

AND it only takes one big skillet to make. Less dishes is another thing that your Monday needs.

A super easy, 15-minute prep, ONE SKILLET tomato tortellini with sausage. This is an easy family-friendly meal!

So let’s just break this down to just how easy it is:

✔️Saute the onion + garlic in olive oil and then add in the sausage. Cook through.

✔️Stir in the UNCOOKED tortellini, spinach, spices, tomato sauce, and cheese.

✔️Bake for 20 minutes.

✔️DEVOUR.

Yes, it’s really that easy! ?

A super easy, 15-minute prep, ONE SKILLET tomato tortellini with sausage. This is an easy family-friendly meal!

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Tomato Tortellini with Sausage

5 from 1 vote
A super easy, 15-minute prep, ONE SKILLET tomato tortellini with sausage. This is an easy family-friendly meal!
A super easy, 15-minute prep, ONE SKILLET tomato tortellini with sausage. This is an easy family-friendly meal!
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Tomato Tortellini with Sausage

A super easy, 15-minute prep, ONE SKILLET tomato tortellini with sausage. This is an easy family-friendly meal!
5 from 1 vote
A super easy, 15-minute prep, ONE SKILLET tomato tortellini with sausage. This is an easy family-friendly meal!
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Tomato Tortellini with Sausage
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings 4 -6
Calories 337kcal
Author Chelsea, adapted from my One Pot Gnocchi and Chicken
Cost $6.32

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 pound Italian Pork Sausage
  • 2 cans (28 ounces EACH) crushed tomatoes
  • 1-2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 package (19 ounces) FROZEN cheese tortellini
  • 1 cup freshly grated mozzarella cheese
  • 2 and 1/2 cups fresh spinach
  • 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • Optional: fresh parsley or basil, cracked pepper

Instructions

  • Move a rack in your oven to the upper third of the oven and then preheat to 425 degrees F.
  • You will need a LARGE 12-inch skillet for this recipe. I use a 12-inch Lodge cast iron skillet and it works best in that.
  • Dice an onion and mince the garlic. Pour the olive oil in the skillet and add in the onion. Cook over medium-high heat until translucent and then add in the garlic and stir for 20 seconds.
  • Add in the sausage and cook until browned through.
  • Drain off any extra grease.
  • Add in two cans of crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning (to taste preference, we used 2 teaspoons), uncooked frozen tortellini, grated mozzarella cheese, and spinach.
  • Stir to just mix things together and quickly press the tortellini's below/into the tomato mixture.
  • Top with the Parmesan cheese, freshly cracked pepper, and a pinch of salt.
  • Cook, uncovered, in the oven for 17-22 minutes.
  • If desired, turn on the broiler and then broil for another 2-3 minutes for a delicious crispier tortellini.
  • Remove from the heat and top with chopped fresh parsley if desired. Enjoy immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 337kcal

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13 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    I saw on Instagram this recipe was coming up so I was waiting for you to post it because in our home we also loooove tortellini!! Thanks for sharing this recipe, my friend! I looks awesome. Have a lovely week 😉

  2. This looks so amazing! Def going to make it tomorrow. So sorry, but I’m not 100% from the directions if it is cooked in the oven or stovetop for 17-22 minutes. I’m thinking oven but it doesn’t specifically say. I just don’t want to mess it up! Thank you 🙂

    1. Thanks so much for your question, I clarified the instructions to hopefully make more sense 🙂 I hope you enjoy this dish!

  3. Ok, never mind!!! I just went a reread the whole post. The commentary part makes it clear it is baked! Sorry. I just skipped down to the recipe part where it seemed a little unclear! You can totally scratch my comment 🙂

  4. Amazing sausage, we usually use coconut oil for cooking. Got any taste difference while doing so,instead of olive oil as per said in ingredients of this recipe?

  5. Could you use dry packaged tortellini instead of frozen? Or cook them first and add them when hot or room temperature? Thanks in advance!

    1. If you use the dry tortellini cook it first to al dente and then add them in at room temperature. Enjoy 🙂

  6. What type of sausage do you recommend = sweet, mild? I don’t cook with sausage to often!

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