Italian Sausage Tortellini Bake

Description

Delicious Italian tortellini dish will have you coming back for seconds.

Ingredients

• 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce
• 1 (14 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (9 ounce) package frozen cheese-filled tortellini
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Heat a large pot over medium heat. Crumble sausage into the saucepan; add onion and green bell pepper. Cook and stir the sausage mixture until the sausage is completely browned
2. 7 to 10 minutes. Drain grease.
3. Pour marinara sauce and diced tomatoes over the sausage mixture; season with garlic powder and stir. Bring the mixture to a simmer
4. reduce heat to medium-low
5. and cook at a simmer until the diced tomatoes break down into the sauce
6. 30 to 45 minutes.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
8. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the frozen tortellini at a boil until they float to the top and the filling is hot
9. 6 to 7 minutes; drain.
10. Gently fold the cooked tortellini into the simmering sauce; cook together another 5 minutes. Pour tortellini and sauce into a 13×9-inch baking dish; top with mozzarella cheese.
11. Bake in preheated oven until cheese is golden brown
12. 20 to 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 8