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    Creamy Sausage Tortellini with Spinach, Tomatoes and Mozzarella cheese sauce

    Published: Jun 14, 2017 / 95 Comments

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    Creamy Sausage Tortellini with Spinach, Tomatoes and Mozzarella cheese sauce - Italian style easy dinner! Buy those pre-made tortellini in the store, smother them with this delicious homemade creamy sauce, and your dinner is ready!

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    Creamy Mozzarella, Sausage, Spinach, and Tomato Tortellini - easy, delicious pasta dinner that's easy to make, yet it tastes like something you would get in a good Italian restaurant. You'll love this recipe and the simplicity of how to make it.

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    For this recipe, I used fresh pork sausage (uncooked), Jimmy Dean brand, the kind of sausage that comes uncooked in a sausage roll, 16 oz.  I used the regular pork sausage, and the Italian sausage can be used too. I like to use this kind of sausage, because it's flavorful, simple, crumbly and easy to cook.

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    Sausage is cooked first, the fat is drained, the diced tomatoes from the can (including the liquid from the can) are added.  Next, cook the tortellini, and add it to the same skillet.  Then, you pretty much combine the rest of the ingredients together. That's how easy it is to make this sausage pasta dinner.

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    Creamy Sausage Tortellini with Spinach, Tomatoes and Mozzarella cheese sauce

    Creamy Sausage Tortellini with Spinach, Tomatoes and Mozzarella cheese sauce - Italian style easy dinner! Buy those pre-made tortellini in the store, smother them with this delicious homemade creamy sauce, and your dinner is ready! 
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories per serving 630 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    • 16 oz Italian pork sausage or regular, fresh, uncooked, I used Jimmy Dean brand
    • 14 oz diced tomatoes
    • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    • ⅛ teaspoon paprika
    • 2 cups cheese tortellini
    • 2 cups spinach uncooked
    • 1 cup half and half
    • ¼ cup Mozzarella cheese shredded
    • salt to taste
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions 

    • In a large skillet, cook sausage, crumbling it and stirring, on medium heat until done and no longer pink. Drain the fat from the skillet.
    • Add diced tomatoes (with the liquid from the can of diced tomatoes) to the skillet. Add red pepper flakes, paprika. Mix on low simmer.
    • In a separate pan, cook tortellini according to the package instructions. Drain, and add them to the pan with the sausage and tomatoes.
    • Add uncooked spinach, mix. Add half and half, bring to gentle boil, reduce to simmer, cover with lid and let spinach wilt for a couple of minutes, covered. Remove the lid, stir. Bring the mixture to a gentle medium boil. Add ¼ cup mozzarella cheese and stir until the cheese melts.
    • Taste, and add salt, extra paprika, and extra crushed red pepper flakes, if needed, to taste.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Creamy Sausage Tortellini with Spinach, Tomatoes and Mozzarella cheese sauce
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    630
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    43
    g
    66
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    16
    g
    100
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    129
    mg
    43
    %
    Sodium
     
    1043
    mg
    45
    %
    Potassium
     
    630
    mg
    18
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    30
    g
    10
    %
    Fiber
     
    3
    g
    13
    %
    Sugar
     
    4
    g
    4
    %
    Protein
     
    29
    g
    58
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    1935
    IU
    39
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    14.8
    mg
    18
    %
    Calcium
     
    230
    mg
    23
    %
    Iron
     
    4
    mg
    22
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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    1. Autumn

      March 13, 2023 at 6:24 pm

      This was so easy to make and my family loved it! Such a fast quick meal! I used hot sausage and it was so good!

      Reply
      • Julia

        March 18, 2023 at 5:22 pm

        Autumn, I am so happy you loved this recipe! Thank you for this wonderful comment! ❤️

        Reply
    2. Maryam

      February 03, 2023 at 9:09 am

      Hi! I’m serving this for dinner with friends and wonder if I need to serve it immediately after cooking or can I let it sit in a warm oven until we’re ready to eat?

      Reply
      • Julia

        February 13, 2023 at 7:27 pm

        Maryam, I would serve this immediately because the cheese-based sauces tend to lose their texture when they cool off.

        Reply
    3. Sarah

      January 19, 2023 at 6:10 pm

      Fabulous dinner. My husband loved t!

      Reply
      • Julia

        January 22, 2023 at 3:04 pm

        Sarah, thank you! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Kathy

      January 07, 2023 at 9:33 am

      Hi Julia, big fan of yours ! Do you think I could put this in the crockpot?

      Reply
      • Julia

        January 07, 2023 at 7:51 pm

        Kathy, I haven't made this in a crockpot so I am not sure. 🙂 Thank you for trusting my recipes! 🙂

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