Italian Sausage Tortellini Bake

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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

Directions

Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Crumble sausage into the pan; add onion and bell pepper. Cook and stir until sausage is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain grease.

Add marinara sauce and tomatoes to sausage mixture; stir in garlic powder. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until tomatoes break down into sauce, 30 to 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook frozen tortellini in boiling water until they float to the top and the filling is hot, 6 to 7 minutes; drain.

Gently fold tortellini into simmering sauce; cook for 5 minutes. Transfer tortellini and sauce to a 9x13-inch baking dish; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 398 kcal
• Total Fat: 20 g
• Saturated Fat: 9 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 56 mg
• Sodium: 1136 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 33 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4 g
• Total Sugars: 11 g
• Protein: 21 g