Baked Tortellini

Want a quick and easy minimal ingredient dinner? This Baked Tortellini is flavorful, simple and ready in about 30 minutes.

Tortellini is one of our go-to dinnertime meals. We love pasta in this house and tortellini is one of our favorite pastas to use. It is quick to boil up and you can make so much stuff with it.

My kids absolutely love it and they gobble it up all the time, especially this Baked Tortellini Recipe! This feeds our whole family and everyone enjoys it. 

Now yes, this has a pepper and onion mixture but luckily my family loves that so we have no issues in our house where others might.

You can absolutely adjust this to your taste as well, switch up the ingredients and make it your own.

This is such a simple pasta dish that you are going to want to keep in on your rotation all year long.

I think pasta is great anytime of the year, but a baked pasta is my favorite in the cooler months.

If you have been looking for a delicious and easy dinner recipe, you have to add this Baked Tortellini to your menu.

Some of our other favorite pasta recipes we have on the site include: Creamy Ground Beef Pasta, Pizza Casserole and Pepper Jack Bacon Mac and Cheese.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

• Easy available ingredients help this come together quickly.
• You can easily double this recipe to feed a crowd.
• Switch up the ingredients to make it your own.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST):

Marinara sauce
Water
Garlic paste
Kosher salt
Black pepper
Italian seasonings
Fresh parsley
Frozen tortellini
Frozen peppers and onion mix
Mozzarella cheese or Italian cheese blend
Parmesan cheese

HOW TO MAKE BAKED TORTELLINI, STEP BY STEP:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish or larger round casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2. To the dish add the marinara, water, seasonings and herbs. Stir to combine.
3. Next add in the frozen tortellini and frozen vegetable mix. 
4. Stir until evenly coated with the sauce mixture.
5. Sprinkle the cheese over the top of the dish and cover with aluminum foil.
6. Bake for 20 minutes, remove the aluminum foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
7. Sprinkle with more parsley if desired and serve.

CAN I USE MEAT IN THIS?

Yes you absolutely can add meat to this, any meat I think would taste good, we have used italian sausage, ground beef, chicken sausage, etc.

We prefer sweet italian sausage in this Baked Tortellini Recipe because it gives a nice sweetness to go along with the peppers.

Make sure you’re meat is fully cooked before adding it to the recipe itself, we usually use about a pound, but you may need to just add a little bit more sauce if adding meat.

You won’t need to much more you just want to make sure that everything is covered evenly so when it bakes up the sauce is still there and hasn’t dried up.

CAN I USE FRESH VEGETABLES?

I do not recommend using fresh vegetables for this recipe. The water content from the frozen vegetables and pasta are needed to cook the pasta.

You can however change up your vegetable mixture, as long as you are using the same amount for this recipe.

DO I HAVE TO USE FROZEN TORTELLINI?

Yes, make sure that your tortellini is frozen for this recipe. It will cook in the sauce mixture.

The water from the frozen tortellini and vegetables also helps this cook up nicely without drying out.

WHAT CAN I SERVE WITH BAKED TORTELLINI?

There are so many things that would be a great side dish to this recipe! Some of our favorites include:

1. Garlic Bread
2. Breadsticks
3. Chopped Salad
4. Garlic Cheese Muffins
5. Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Zucchini Fries
6. Italian Green Beans

HOW TO STORE:

Place this in an airtight container in the refrigerator where it will keep for up to 4-5 days.

You can freeze this recipe, but I suggest freezing before baking as if you were to freeze after the pasta would become mushy.

To freeze, prepare in a freezer safe baking dish then cover with foil. When you are ready to bake, bake as directed adding about 10-20 minutes to the baking time.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

• You can add meat to this recipe if you like, just add a little bit more sauce to compensate for absorption.
• I have never made this with fresh pasta or vegetables and I don’t believe they can be
  evenly swapped due to the water content. This dish NEEDS the water from the frozen ingredients in order to cook the pasta properly.
• Dish may look slightly dry/sauce doesn’t cover the noodles all the way before baking, this is normal.
• Frozen ravioli could also be used in this recipe.
• 3 cups of homemade marinara sauce could be used instead of store bought.
• An equal amount of minced garlic can be used instead of paste or you could use 1/2 tsp of garlic powder as well.
• This can be frozen, please read notes above on how to do that.

Want the perfect weeknight meal to feed your family that is not only easy but hearty and delicious? Then you need to throw up this Baked Tortellini!

If you like this recipe you might also like:

• Lasagna Rolls
• Chicken Alfredo Casserole
• Tortellini alla Panna
• Pesto Tortellini

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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY, 2020