Creamy Tomato Tortellini with Meat Sauce
Cheese tortellini tossed in a super delicious homemade creamy tomato meat sauce.
Ingredients
- 16 oz Cheese Tortellini
- ½ tablespoon Olive Oil or Avocado Oil
- ½ tablespoon Butter salted or unsalted
- ½ cup Yellow Onion chopped
- 3 Garlic Cloves minced
- ½ lb Ground Turkey or ground beef
- ⅓ cup Tomato Paste
- 1 ¼ cup Heavy Cream
- ¾ cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 1 teaspoon Dried Parsley
- 1 teaspoon Dried Basil
- ½ teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1-3 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
- Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onions and cook for a few minutes until tender. Add garlic and cook another minute.
- Add ground turkey to the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook ground turkey, breaking it up with a spatula and stirring until browned and completely cooked through.
- Before finishing the sauce, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook cheese tortellini according to package instructions. Drain, and set aside.
- Stir tomato paste into the meat mixture. Slowly pour in heavy cream while stirring frequently. Stir in parmesan cheese with basil, oregano, and parsley. Add 1 - 3 teaspoons of red pepper flakes depending on the spice level you want.
- Gently toss cooked tortellini into the meat sauce. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 802kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 175mg | Sodium: 1608mg | Potassium: 529mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1639IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 462mg | Iron: 5mg
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