Cheesy Tortellini With Meatballs Food

ONE POT CHEESY TORTELLINI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Melt butter with olive oil in a large saucepan or skillet.
• Add onions and garlic and sautee for about 3 minutes, stirring often.
• Add meatballs and brown on all sides.
• Add tortellini, crushed tomatoes, water, oregano and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for about 12 to 15 minutes OR until tortellini is cooked.
• Stir in 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Cover skillet and let simmer for 2 to 3 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
• Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

CHEESY TORTELLINI WITH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Cook tortellini in large sauce pan according to package directions.
• Spray a medium saute pan with PAM.
• Place meatballs in saute pan and cook over medium high heat until lightly browned. Stirring frequently.
• Add tomatoes and chili sauce.
• Stir and continue cooking until hot and bubbly, about 5 minutes.
• Add olives.
• Drain tortellini and return to pan.
• Add meatball-tomatoe mixture to tortellini.
• Stir and cook over medium heat until bubbly.
• Stir in mushrooms and cook about 5 more minutes.
• Add cheeses and stir well.
• Continue cooking until melted through.
• Serve warm.

CHEESY BAKED TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil an 8 by 8 by 2-inch baking dish.
• Whisk the sauce, mascarpone cheese, parsley and thyme in a large bowl to blend. Cook the tortellini in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 2 minutes. Drain. Add the tortellini to the sauce and toss to coat. Transfer the tortellini mixture to the prepared baking dish. Top the mixture with the smoked mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover and bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheeses on top melt, about 30 minutes.

CROCK POT CHEESE TORTELLINI AND MEATBALLS WITH VODKA SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cheese in crock pot.
• Cook on low for 6 hours.
• Serve in bowls topped with cheese.
• Can also serve with garlic bread and a salad.

CHEESY ITALIAN TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Crumble the ground beef and Italian sausage into a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until browned. Drain.
• Combine the ground meats, marinara sauce, mushrooms, and tomatoes in a slow cooker. Cover, and cook on LOW heat for 7 to 8 hours.
• Stir in the tortellini, and sprinkle the mozzarella and cheddar cheese over the top. Cover and cook for 15 more minutes on LOW, or until the tortellini is tender.

EASY, CHEESY TORTELLINI BAKE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package directions; drain. Adjust oven rack to the highest position and turn oven on to Broil. Generously butter or grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.
• Bring marinara and Alfredo sauces along with spinach and 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir cooked tortellini into sauce, then pour into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and remaining 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning.
• Broil for a minute or two until cheese has melted and turned golden brown.

SLOW-COOKER MEATBALLS AND TORTELLINI

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix Meatball ingredients. Shape mixture into 12 round meatballs.
• In 6-quart slow cooker, mix diced tomatoes, tomato paste, broth, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add meatballs to slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on High heat setting 3 hours or on Low heat setting 6 hours or until meatballs are completely cooked through.
• Add tortellini; cover and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until soft.
• Serve meatballs and tortellini with Parmesan cheese and basil.