BEEFY CHEESE TORTELLINI BAKE
Beefy Cheese Tortellini Bake is loaded with tortellini, marinara sauce, and mozzarella cheese for an effortless pasta dinner that the complete own family will love!
Does everybody else ever get stuck in a dinner rut? As a food blogger, you might imagine that’s a trouble i might never come upon. in the end, I publish numerous new recipes each week. i have an entire archive of preferred family recipes. i have plenty of food blogger buddies who together publish exponentially extra than that. And as part of my process, I spend an inordinate amount of time pinning recipes on Pinterest (by the way, have I stated how tons i love my task?).
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D the fact that, regardless of being immersed in all of this fantastic recipe suggestion, now and again I flat-out don’t know what to make for dinner. And on the ones occasions, I open the freezer, stare internal, and wish that some thing speaks to me.
This genuine situation performed out a few weeks ago and, frantically flagging me down at the freezer shelf from among a bag of peas and a container of bird breasts, was a package deal of cheese tortellini. And it was squawking, “flip me into something good!”
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes, optional
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 (24-ounce) jar marinara/pasta sauce
- 1 (22-ounce) package frozen cheese tortellini
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated (about 2 cups)
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 3-quart baking dish and set aside.
- In a large pot set over medium heat, brown ground beef and garlic until meat is no longer pink, breaking it up and stirring frequently. Drain fat. Season meat with garlic powder, dried basil, dried parsley, dried oregano, dried thyme, crushed red pepper flakes (if desired), and salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.
- Stir pasta sauce into cooked ground beef. Pour frozen tortellini into a colander and run under warm water for a minute to slightly thaw. Drain and stir tortellini into meat sauce.
- Remove pot from heat and stir in half of the grated mozzarella. Transfer tortellini/meat sauce into the prepared baking dish. Top with remaining grated mozzarella and sprinkle with grated Parmesan. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for about 20 minutes more, or until hot and bubbly.
