Meaty Cheese Tortellini Casserole
Meaty Cheese Tortellini Casserole might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. For $1.87 per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 490 calories, 28g of protein, and 25g of fat. If you have ground beef, shredded mozzarella, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Who Needs a Cape. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 232 would say it hit the spot. It is perfect for Winter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 55 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 58%. This score is solid. Similar recipes include Vegetable & Cheese Tortellini Casserole, Meaty Noodle Casserole, and Meaty Bean Casserole.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Cooking duration: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
2 t brown sugar
28 oz can crushed tomatoes with puree
1 19 oz package frozen cheese tortellini
1 t dried basil
1 t garlic salt
1 lb ground beef
1 T olive oil
1 T dried oregano
2 cups shredded mozzarella
8 oz. water
Equipment:
casserole dish
sauce pan
oven
aluminum foil
broiler
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 9x13 casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.In sauce pan heat olive oil, add ground beef and cook thoroughly, drain fat.After draining fat, add crushed tomatoes, water, oregano, basil, garlic salt and brown sugar. Simmer on low 20-25 minutes until flavors have combined.Cook frozen cheese tortellini according to package directions, drain.Spread thick layer of sauce on bottom of casserole dish. Place 2 layers in the following order: cheese tortellini, sauce, mozzarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake additional 5 minutes, browning cheese under broiler for 1-2 minutes if desired.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 9x13 casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.In sauce pan heat olive oil, add ground beef and cook thoroughly, drain fat.After draining fat, add crushed tomatoes, water, oregano, basil, garlic salt and brown sugar. Simmer on low 20-25 minutes until flavors have combined.Cook frozen cheese tortellini according to package directions, drain.
2. Spread thick layer of sauce on bottom of casserole dish.
3. Place 2 layers in the following order: cheese tortellini, sauce, mozzarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 25 minutes.
4. Remove foil and bake additional 5 minutes, browning cheese under broiler for 1-2 minutes if desired.
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