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Cheese Tortellini tossed with Italian sausage, pesto and pine nuts make a flavorful and quick dinner. One skillet cooking makes clean up a breeze.
Carbs are the best! Don’t you agree? They’re even better when stuffed with cheese. Because everything’s better with cheese. And bacon but I didn’t use bacon today. I stepped it up and threw in some sausage. Sausage is my bacon. I love it more than any other pork product out there. Crumbled….linked….patties….it’s all so yum. And quick.
Quick meals are king this time of year, when everyone is forced to adapt to new schedules. Usually busy….very busy. Much different from those lazy days of summer. Summer is still here, but it’s leaving soon. So, I don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen….I want to soak up the sounds of the last remaining crickets at night and cling onto the remnants of summer with clenched fists. So, I whip up dinners that take very little time like Cheeseburger Macaroni Skillet and cheesy Baked Gnocchi Bolognese Skillet.
This dinner is supper quick. Everything is tossed into a skillet, mixed with a bit of basil pesto and then you eat it. You can put it on a plate or just grab a fork. You can throw the skillet on your kitchen table and let everyone fend for themselves OR you can be civilized and give each person their meal on a plate. It’s entirely up to you. How much time do you have on your hands? How much summer do you want to soak in the next few weeks?
Skillet Tortellini with Sausage and Pesto
Ingredients
- 1 pound cheese tortellini
- 1 pound mild italian sausage
- 1/2 vidalia onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 ounces pesto sauce
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, cook the tortellini until done, approximately 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- While the pasta is boiling, brown the sausage in a large skillet over med-high heat. Transfer the cooked sausage to a plate using a slotted spoon and drain off all but two tablespoons of fat. Add the onion to the pan and sauté until soft and golden. Add the garlic and cook for one minute. Add the sausage back to the pan and stir to combine. Add the pasta and pesto and toss gently to combine.
- Top with grated parmesan cheese and toasted pine nuts. Serve immediately
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This looks amazing. I have never tried Tortellini but I am making tomorrow night. I will let you know how it turns out.
Martin
Thank you!
Didn’t have any pine nuts, but it was SUPER delicious! Will definitely make again!
So glad you liked it!!
This was SO easy and absolutely delicious!
That’s definitely an oldie but goodie!!! Thank you for your comment!
You obviously added a green at the end but it’s omitted from the recipe. What did you add?
Hi Zerika! It’s just chopped parsley, more for color than for flavor. You can add it if you like but it’s not totally necessary. Thanks!
As everyone else states, great recipe! The only changes I made was using turkey sausage instead of pork, and since it has so little fat, I didn’t drain from the pan. I also added alittle worcestershire sauce, per some other reviewer suggestions. Will most definitely put in the “keeper” file… thank you so much!
Thank you for your comment! The addition of worcestershire is a great suggestion and I will definitely be trying it with turkey sausage next time. Thanks again, Mark!
I made this last night. It was absolutely delicious and fast. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for coming back to comment! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
we do tortellini with sausage all the time, but I never thought to use pesto with it. That sounds like a great weeknight dinner.
My mouth is watering– can I come over for dinner?!?
Never met a carb or a skillet meal I didn’t like. This looks amazing. Perfect comfort food situation!