Sausage & Peppers Tortellini
Sausage & Peppers Tortellini is a comforting, filling, and easy dinner recipe! Tender bites of cheese tortellini are all dressed up with andouille sausage, bell peppers and garlic in a skillet with plenty of marinara sauce. I think my favorite part is the mozzarella and parmesan melted all across the top!
Servings 0
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Red Bell Pepper deseeded and sliced
- 1 Green Bell Pepper deseeded and sliced
- 1 Yellow Bell Pepper deseeded and sliced
- 1 Red Onion sliced
- 1 18 oz Package Cheese Tortellini
- 1 12 Ounce Package Smoked Sausage, cut into ½ inch slices***
- 5 Cloves Garlic finely minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
- 1 23 oz Jar Marinara Sauce
- 1 1/2 Cups Mozzarella Cheese freshly shredded
- 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese freshly grated
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat then add the red, green, and yellow peppers and onion and cook until they start to soften, about 5 minutes.
- In the meantime, boil the tortellini for 3 minutes, drain and set aside for later.
- Add the sausage, garlic, salt, and pepper to the skillet and cook for 5 minutes or until the sausage starts to caramelize.
- Stir in the marinara and let it come to a simmer then turn the heat down and let it cook until the peppers are soft, about 8 minutes.
- Stir in the cooked tortellini then turn the heat off and stir in half of the mozzarella and parmesan until fully melted.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheeses on top then cover with a lid and once the cheese is melted, serve with sliced basil and more grated parmesan if desired.
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Notes
NOTE ON SAUSAGE: Sausage links usually come in packages of 12-16 ounces, any of which work ok for this recipe. You can use beef/turkey/chicken smoked sausage, andouille sausage, or Italian sausage links. If using raw Italian sausage links cook them whole with the peppers searing on all sides and simmer with the sauce, then slice them once cooked and add back to the pasta.