A supper easy dinner recipe, this Tortellini Bake is a family hit full of meat, cheese and sauce. A filling and flavorful meal that no one can get enough of!
Simplicity is how I work these days. With school, work and other various activities when it comes to dinner I want it to be easy yet flavorful and that is exactly what this Tortellini Bake is.
With two meats consisting of ground beef and italian sausage, it really makes this dish extra flavorful. I love pasta dishes where I can mix those two together.
Pasta is one of my family’s favorite dishes and they absolutely cannot get enough of this Tortellini Bake, but for good reason! Not that there is anything super special, it’s just that good.
Serve this up with a side salad or some garlic bread and you have yourself a great dinner time meal that is great all year long and that you will have the family running to the dinner table for.
This is even easy enough that if you have kids that are wanting to learn how to cook, to get them in on making with you! We love having kids in the kitchen and love having them help whenever they want.
Some of our other favorite pasta dishes we have on our site include: Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese, Baked Ziti and One Pot Cajun Pasta.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- With minimal and easy to find ingredients this comes together quickly.
- Double this recipe to have more on hand for larger gatherings or to have more for later.
- You can use both meats or just one, depending on your preference.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM):
Ground beef
Ground italian sausage
Marinara sauce
Cheese tortellini
Mozzarella cheese
Parmesan cheese
Parsley for garnish, optional
HOW TO MAKE TORTELLINI BAKE, STEP BY STEP:
- In a dutch oven or large stockpot, brown and crumble the ground beef and Italian sausage with the onions over medium-high heat. Cook, breaking up the meat until there is no pink left and the onions appear translucent, about 10 minutes. Drain any excess grease.
- Add the marinara sauce and stir it to coat the meat.
- Add the tortellini and continue to cook for another 3 minutes, to warm the tortellini, stirring occasionally.
- Lastly add half of the mozzarella and parmesan, stir it in until combined.
- Place the mixture into a grasped 11×7-inch baking dish.
- Top with the remaining cheeses. Cover with nonstick foil or spray a piece of foil with cooking spray, placing it spray side down on top of the dish.
- Bake for 20 minutes, uncover, and bake for an additional 15 minutes until warmed through and bubbly.
- Serve immediately with a garnish of fresh chopped parsley, optional.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON A TORTELLINI BAKE:
CAN I USE FROZEN TORTELLINI?
Absolutely, we use refrigerated because it saves us some time but you can use frozen tortellini as well.
Just make sure that you cook it before you add it to your Tortellini Bake.
CAN I USE OTHER MEATS?
You can, although we love to use both ground beef and ground italian sausage, you do not have to use those if you are not a fan, or you can use one or the other.
Ground turkey and chicken will work as well as shredded rotisserie chicken too. If you are using shredded chicken, warm it in the marinara sauce on the stovetop before tossing with the tortellini and going on with the remaining steps.
DO I HAVE TO USE CHEESE TORTELLINI?
You can use any tortellini that you like and would think that would work well with this recipe. Don’t feel that you just have to be stuck with cheese for this, branch out and try others and find what you like best.
HOW TO STORE:
This can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator where it will keep for up to 3 days.
This can also be frozen, place tortellini in a freezer container and it will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.
To defrost, remove to the refrigerator overnight until thawed.
To reheat, add a little bit more sauce to the recipe as it may dry out a little bit and stir. Then you can place in the microwave until heated through.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- We like to use lean ground beef for this, at least 85/15 but you can use what you have on hand, it just might be greasier.
- We use refrigerated tortellini but frozen can be used as well, just make sure it is cooked.
- This can be frozen, see my tips above.
- Use any meat that you like, see tips above also on what you can use.
- Try this with different flavors of tortellini.
- Double this recipe to serve more people or have on hand for later.
Looking for that perfectly delicious and perfectly easy recipe that the whole family will love? Then you have to make this Tortellini Bake, simple and delicious.
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Tortellini Bake
Ingredients
- ½ pound lean ground beef
- ½ pound ground Italian sausage
- 24 ounces canned marinara sauce
- 20 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese divided
- Fresh chopped parsley for garnish optional
Instructions
- In a dutch oven or large stockpot, brown and crumble the ground beef and Italian sausage with the onions over medium-high heat. Cook, breaking up the meat until there is no pink left and the onions appear translucent, about 10 minutes. Drain any excess grease.
- Add the marinara sauce and stir it to coat the meat.
- Add the tortellini and continue to cook for another 3 minutes, to warm the tortellini, stirring occasionally.
- Add half of the mozzarella and parmesan, stir it in until combined.
- Place the mixture into a grasped 11x7 baking dish.
- Top with the remaining cheeses. Cover with nonstick foil or spray a piece of foil with cooking spray, placing it spray side down on top of the dish.
- Bake for 20 minutes, uncover, and bake for an additional 15 minutes until warmed through and bubbly.
- Serve immediately with a garnish of fresh chopped parsley, optional.
Notes
- We like to use lean ground beef for this, at least 85/15.
- We use refrigerated tortellini but frozen can be used as well, just make sure it is cooked.
- This can be frozen, see my tips above.
- Use any meat that you like, see tips above also on what you can use.
- Try this with different flavors of tortellini.
- Double this recipe to serve more people or have on hand for later.
Nutrition
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