Cheesy Tortellini With Meatballs Recipes

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.

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.

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.

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine meatballs and tortellini. In a large bowl, whisk soup, water and Creole seasoning. Pour over meatball mixture; stir well., Cook, covered, on low until tortellini are tender, 3-4 hours. Add vegetables during last half-hour of cooking.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC).
• Add a teaspoon of olive oil to a heavy saucepan and brown the beef over medium-high heat. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix in the dried herbs. Move beef to one side of the hot pan and add in onions. Stir to soften, then add garlic.
• Mix in crushed tomatoes. Bring to a boil and cook for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste and season with salt and pepper as necessary.
• Remove from heat.
• Spoon a thin layer of meat sauce in the bottom of a casserole dish. Layer as follows: tortellini, cheese, basil, sauce, tortellini, cheese, basil, sauce, and cheese.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbling.
• Cool for several minutes and serve.
• Enjoy!

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.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil; stir in tortellini and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the tortellini float to the top and the filling is hot, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and place into a 9-inch baking pan.
• Heat canola oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir butter into the pan until melted; stir in flour slowly and cook until golden, about 1 minute. Pour milk slowly into the saucepan, stirring continuously. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until sauce begins to bubble, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in Parmesan cheese. Pour sauce over cooked tortellini in the baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sauce begins to brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cut the mushrooms into thin slices. There should be about 2 cups.
• Heat the oil in a skillet and add the ground meat. Cook, chopping down with the back of a heavy metal spoon to break up any lumps in the meat. Cook until the meat has lost its raw look.
• Add the mushrooms, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and oregano.
• Crushed tomatoes are available in cans. If whole tomatoes are used, crush them using a food processor or electric blender, if desired. Add the tomatoes to the meat and mushroom mixture. Add broth. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• Cook the tortellini according to package directions, about 8 minutes. Drain but reserve one cup of the cooking liquid. Combine the cooked tortellini with the meat sauce, the reserved cup of cooking liquid and the butter. Toss to blend. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese on the side.