Here's an absolutely effortless pasta meal that you can have on the dinner table in just over 30 minutes. Bubble Up Tortellini with Creamy Meat Sauce is loaded with cheese tortellini, Italian sausage, and creamy marinara sauce, all decked out with shredded mozzarella on top.
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 15 minutesminutes
Total Time: 35 minutesminutes
Servings: 12servings
Calories: 343kcal
Ingredients
1lb.ground Italian sausage
1tsp.oregano flakes
24oz.jar marinara sauce
1/3cup milk or cream
8oz.block cream cheesecut into 8 chunks
16oz.bag refrigerated cheese tortellinicooked according to pkg directions (just until barely tender)
2cups shredded mozzarella
Grated Parmesan for serving
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.
In a large, deep skillet (I prefer my 12-inch Lodge cast iron skillet) over medium high heat, cook and crumble the Italian sausage and oregano until no pink remains; drain any fats that accumulate.
Over medium heat, add the cream cheese chunks to the cooked sausage, gently stirring to allow the cream cheese to melt. Once the cream cheese is fully incorporated, slowly stir in the marinara sauce until well combined. Add the milk to the empty jar of marinara and shake well; add to the meat mixture.
Gently fold in the cooked tortellini; sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top.
Bake the tortellini, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until hot and bubbly throughout. Let rest 10 minutes before serving. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese, as desired.