Sausage Pesto Tortellini Skillet

Name: Sausage Pesto Tortellini Skillet
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Olive Oil; 550 g Turkey Sausage; 2 cloves Garlic; 14 oz Cheese Tortellini; ½ cup Heavy Cream; 5½ oz Baby Spinach; 4 tbsp Pesto; ¼ tsp Salt; ¼ tsp Black Pepper

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Cheese tortellini, Italian sausage, and spinach simmer in a creamy pesto sauce. Refrigerated tortellini cooks right in the skillet, so there’s no separate pot to drain.

Total: 30 min; 10 prep · 20 cook
Serves: 4; Scale it below
Calories: 742; kcal per serving
Protein: 49g; per serving

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Cheese tortellini with sausage crumbles and spinach in a creamy pesto sauce.

30 min

Ingredients

9 ingredients

4 servings

1 tsp Olive Oil
550 g Turkey Sausage, casings removed (Uncooked mild Italian-style)
2 cloves Garlic, minced
14 oz Cheese Tortellini (Refrigerated cheese tortellini)
½ cup Heavy Cream
5½ oz Baby Spinach
4 tbsp Pesto (Basil pesto)
¼ tsp Salt (Or to taste)
¼ tsp Black Pepper

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Nutrition per serving

Estimated

742 kcal

Protein: 49 g
Carbs: 49 g
Fat: 39 g
Fiber: 3 g

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Method

5 steps 10 min prep · 20 min cook

Cook

Step 1. Heat Olive Oil in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add Turkey Sausage and break it into bite-size crumbles; cook until browned and no pink remains, about 8 minutes.
Step 2. Add Garlic and stir over medium heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Step 3. Add Water and Cheese Tortellini, scraping up the browned bits. Cover and simmer over medium heat, stirring once, until the tortellini is tender, about 5 minutes.
Step 4. Stir in Heavy Cream and Baby Spinach. Simmer uncovered over medium heat until the spinach wilts and the sauce lightly coats the tortellini, about 2 minutes.

Finish & serve

Step 5. Turn off the heat and stir in Pesto. Taste, then add Salt as needed and season with Black Pepper. Divide among bowls.

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Tips

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Turkey sausage is safely cooked when its thickest crumbles reach 165°F on an instant-read thermometer.

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Use mild Italian pork sausage if turkey sausage isn’t available, draining excess fat after browning.

Leftovers

Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days and reheat with a splash of water to loosen the sauce.

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