Sausage Pesto Tortellini Bake
- 24 Oct, 2022
- Posted by: Terrapin Ridge Farms
Sausage Pesto Tortellini Bake
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Category
Salad
Servings
4-6
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
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1 8 oz Terrapin Ridge Farms Pesto Aioli
1 lb sweet Italian sausage
20 oz spinach and cheese tortellini
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1/4 cup grated parmesan
1.75 oz package of basil, chiffonade
1/4 pint heavy whipping cream
1/2 red onion, diced
1 shallot, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 oz tomato paste
10 oz grape tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup white wine, chardonnay
1 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Brown the sausage in a skillet, drain, set aside.
Chop onion, shallot, grape tomatoes and garlic. Add to a skillet with one tablespoon of olive oil. Saute' until onions are translucent.
Add tomato paste to skillet and stir until browned to a brick red color. Add wine and whisk everything to combine. Some of the wine should evaporate right away, If not, the heat isn't high enough. Add the cream and whisk.
Switch the stovetop heat for the skillet to its lowest setting.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in salted boiling water for as long as the package indicates. Stir the sauce in skillet every few minutes until the pasta is done.
Strain pasta but reserve a few tablespoons of starchy pasta water and add to the sauce to thin it out for a silkier texture.
Toss the cooked pasta in 4 oz of the TRF Pesto Aioli then add the dressed pasta and sausage to the sauce. Mix and put into oven safe casserole dish.
Add the parmesan on top of the pasta and then sprinkle the shredded mozzarella.
Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Garnish with 2 oz of the Pesto Aioli then top with basil and sprinkle crushed red pepper flakes if desired. Serve hot.
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