Creamy One Pot Tortellini
This Creamy One Pot Tortellini combines cheesy pasta, savory sausage, and a creamy spinach sauce for the ultimate comfort meal. Ready in under 30 minutes with minimal cleanup, it’s perfect for busy weeknights or when you crave something hearty and satisfying!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground Italian sausage
- 20 oz five cheese tortellini pasta
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups spinach roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth or water
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1/4 cup red pepper chopped
- 1/4 cup shallot chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic minced or paste
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- Olive oil for cooking
Instructions
- In a large pan over medium heat, add some olive oil and ground Italian sausage.
- Using a the utensil of your choice, break up the sausage into small pieces and cook until golden brown.
- This should take 4-6 minutes. Once cooked remove from pan and set aside.
- Into the same pan, add shallots, onion, red peppers and garlic. Allow to sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Add back the cooked sausage and the five cheese tortellini.
- Stir to combine to pour in chicken broth and heavy cream.
- Once it comes to a boil add chopped spinach, season with salt, pepper and oregano.
- Cook for 5-6 minutes or for the instructed amount of time based on the pasta you’re using.
- Fold in some freshly grated parmesan cheese.
- Once the sauce has thickened and the pasta is tender removed from heat.
- Serve immediately and top with more parmesan cheese. Enjoy!