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You know what my favorite kinds of recipes are? Easy ones. Not just any easy ones, though…easy ones that taste amazing and look like they were way more work to prepare than they really were. The recipe I’m going to share with you today is exactly that. This Parma Rosa Tortellini with Italian Sausage is super easy to pull together, but it’s full of amazing flavors and feels extra fancy!
Parma Rosa Tortellini with Italian Sausage
This is the perfect dinner for a date night at home, or when you want to make something hearty the whole family will love. It makes a pretty large amount of pasta goodness, so if it is just you and your special someone have no fear – you’re going to get some amazing leftovers with this recipe!
This recipe uses Bertolli® Traditional Marinara Sauce and Bertolli Alfredo with Aged Parmesan Cheese. Bertolli is the only pasta sauce brand made the Tuscan way, cooked lightly with olive oil. It also makes it really, really easy to throw together a delicious dinner like this one.
Here’s what you need to make this Parma Rosa Tortellini with Italian Sausage:
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 bell pepper
1 red onion
4 large cloves of garlic
16 oz uncooked tortellini
16 oz ground Italian sausage
24 oz jar Bertolli® Traditional Marinara Sauce
15 oz jar Bertolli® Alfredo with Aged Parmesan Cheese
1 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
What is Rosa Sauce?
Rosa sauce is a red sauce with cream, giving it a lighter color than traditional red sauce and also a different flavor profile. While you can make it from scratch, I made it the easy way – by combining a jar of Bertolli Marinara with a jar of Bertolli Alfredo.
Seriously – all you’ve got to do is mix them together!
To add to the cheesy deliciousness, you’ll want sprinkle parmesan over the top of the skillet and stick it unde the broiler for a few minutes. This is optional but totally worth it. Just look at that pretty cheese!
Garnish with more parmesan and your chopped basil.
You can easily adjust this recipe to suit your tastes. If you leave out the meat or swap veggies, it will still be great! Another option is to add mushrooms.
Serve with a big hunk of crusty sourdough bread to soak up all that extra sauce! Pasta + Bread = My Love Language.
Enjoy. And don’t forget to come back for seconds!
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Parma Rosa Tortellini with Italian Sausage
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 green bell pepper sliced into 1" strips
- 1 red onion chopped
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 16 oz cheese tortellini uncooked
- 16 oz ground Italian sausage
- 24 oz Bertolli® Traditional Marinara with Italian Herbs and Fresh Garlic:
- 15 oz Bertolli® Alfredo With Aged Parmesan Cheese
- 1 1/2 c parmesan cheese grated
- 2 tbsps fresh basil chopped
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the tortellini per package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix Bertolli Marinara and Bertolli Alfredo sauces to make your Rosa sauce. Set aside.
- Turn oven on to broil.
- Heat olive oil in your skillet over medium high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium and add onion, garlic, and Italian sausage.
- Sauté until the meat is browned and onions translucent, about 8 minutes.
- Add green peppers and sauté until peppers start to soften, about 2-3 minutes.
- Once the meat and veggies are cooked, add tortellini to the skillet and toss.
- Add Rosa sauce and stir, covering all tortellini.
- Sprinkle 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese over the dish. Put in oven on broil and watch closely. As soon as the cheese starts to look golden brown on top, remove from oven.
- Serve immediately. Garnish with additional parmesan cheese and basil and enjoy!
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