Spicy Tortellini Recipes

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• In a small saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. In the drippings, saute the celery, onion and garlic until tender., Combine cornstarch and broth until smooth; stir into celery mixture. Add the V8 juice, chili powder, sugar and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened. , Add tortellini. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tortellini is tender. Sprinkle with bacon. Garnish with Asiago cheese if desired.

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• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain., Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken, 1 tsp. Italian seasoning, salt and pepper; saute until meat is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Remove from pan. , In the same pan, add onion, habanero pepper, garlic and the remaining Italian seasoning and oil; reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes; cook and stir until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in cream; bring to a boil. Add tortellini, chicken and cheese; heat through. Top with basil to serve.

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• 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.

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• In medium saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil over high heat.
• Add tortellini, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 5 minutes. Gently stir in diced tomatoes, simmer 3 minutes until tortellini is tender, stir in sundried tomatoes, shallots.
• Stir in basil, cayenne pepper, oregano and black pepper and simmer another 2 minutes.
• Stir in spanach 1 cup at a time just until wilted.
• Ladle into shallow bowls, sprinkle with cheese and additional cayenne pepper to taste.

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• Cook pasta according to package directions, drain.
• While pasta is still hot, mix in alfredo sauce and rotel well.
• Serve warm topped with cheese if desired.

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• Steam sausage for 15 minutes to reduce fat content.
• Let cool, and slice into bite sized pieces, removing casing if desired.
• Spray large pot with no-stick spray.
• Place sliced sausage in large pot with oil and let brown lightly. Remove sausage and pour off excess oil.
• In same pot add onions,garlic, celery, carrots, and mushrooms until softened but not browned, then add back sausage.
• Stir in seasoning, tomatoes, stock and clamato juice.
• Bring to boil and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• Add frozen pasta and kidney beans; simmer covered for 20 minutes.
• If too thick, dilute with water or more broth.
• Season to taste.

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, bring broth to a boil. Carefully drop sausage by heaping teaspoonfuls into boiling broth. Add tortellini, tomatoes and Italian seasoning; return to a boil., Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until sausage is cooked through and pasta is tender. Stir in spinach until wilted. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth if necessary.