Bertucci's Tortellini

Bertucci's Tortellini requires roughly 30 minutes from start to finish. For $2.81 per serving, this recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 791 calories, 35g of protein, and 51g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of sugar, canned tomatoes, pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. 26 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It is brought to you by This Week for Dinner. With a spoonacular score of 73%, this dish is good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Bertucci's Nolio Pizza, Tortellini Soup (Tortellini en Brodo), and Tortellini.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

couple tablespoons fresh basil or ½ teaspoon dried basil (fresh is better)

1 28-ounce can whole tomatoes + ½ cup of the juice in the can

2 9-ounce packages fresh cheese tortellini

¼ cup cream

1 8-ounce package white mushrooms or cremini mushrooms, sliced

2 cloves fresh garlic

3 uncooked sweet Italian sausages, cut into bite-sized pieces

olive oil

fresh shredded parmesan cheese

¼ teaspoon pepper

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons sugar

Equipment:

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Heat a few swigs of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sausage and mushrooms and cook until both ingredients are cooked through.Add garlic to the pan and stir to distribute.Using your hands, break up the whole tomatoes into bite-sized pieces straight into the skillet, sort of mushing it all up. Add the ½ cup reserved juice, salt, pepper, sugar, basil (if using dried) and stir well. Let simmer for about 5 minutes.Cook tortellini according to package directions and drain.Add cream and basil (if using fresh) to tomato sauce-mushroom-sausage mixture. Stir to combine completely.Pour sauce over tortellini, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and eat!

 

Step by step:


1. Heat a few swigs of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

2. Add sausage and mushrooms and cook until both ingredients are cooked through.

3. Add garlic to the pan and stir to distribute.Using your hands, break up the whole tomatoes into bite-sized pieces straight into the skillet, sort of mushing it all up.

4. Add the ½ cup reserved juice, salt, pepper, sugar, basil (if using dried) and stir well.

5. Let simmer for about 5 minutes.Cook tortellini according to package directions and drain.

6. Add cream and basil (if using fresh) to tomato sauce-mushroom-sausage mixture. Stir to combine completely.

7. Pour sauce over tortellini, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and eat!


Nutrition Information:

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791k Calories
34g Protein
50g Total Fat
51g Carbs
18% Health Score
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Calories
791k
40%

Fat
50g
78%

  Saturated Fat
17g
112%

Carbohydrates
51g
17%

  Sugar
10g
12%

Cholesterol
108mg
36%

Sodium
1634mg
71%

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Protein
34g
70%

Calcium
547mg
55%

Selenium
31µg
45%

Phosphorus
383mg
38%

Vitamin B1
0.47mg
31%

Iron
5mg
28%

Vitamin B2
0.46mg
27%

Vitamin E
3mg
26%

Vitamin B3
4mg
25%

Copper
0.49mg
25%

Fiber
6g
24%

Vitamin B6
0.45mg
23%

Potassium
740mg
21%

Manganese
0.37mg
19%

Vitamin K
19µg
18%

Zinc
2mg
18%

Vitamin C
13mg
17%

Vitamin B12
0.93µg
15%

Vitamin A
700IU
14%

Vitamin B5
1mg
14%

Magnesium
52mg
13%

Folate
34µg
9%

Vitamin D
0.26µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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