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Tortellini al Forno

Tortellini al Forno Facile is an easy Italian recipe for cheese filled tortellini bake with extra mozzarella cheese and Italian sausage in parmesan cream sauce.

Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Tortellini all Forno
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author 2pots2cook

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup Italian sausage, removed from casings
  • 1 ½ cup tomato sauce
  • Garlic to taste
  • 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 6 cups Four cheese tortellini
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • Peperoncini and oregano to taste
  • 2 cups mozzarella, sliced
  • fresh basil to garnish before serving

Instructions

  1. In a skillet, over medium heat, cook Italian sausage or bacon with oil until lightly brown and add tomato sause and garlic.

  2. Add Parmesan and peperoncini.

  3. Preheat the oven to 180 C / 356 F.

  4. Add tortellini to sausage and parmesan mixture and gently combine.

  5. Cut mozarella cheese to slices.

  6. Spray 8 cups volume baking dish and pour half of cheese tortellini mixture into it.

  7. Pour ½ cup of heavy cream and 1 cup mozzarella over tortellini.

  8. Repeat the same with the remaining sauce/tortellini, heavy cream and mozzarella too. That way you get two layers.

  9. When done, cover the baking dish with foil and bake covered for 30 minutes.

  10. Take the foil away and bake for additional 10 minutes.

  11. Once baked, garnish with fresh basil leaves and serve.