Sometimes I feel like my family lives off of pasta. They would eat pasta every day if I let them. I do get bored with the same old, same old, so I was excited to try a new pasta recipe for my family. I made a Cheesy Tortellini Pasta Bake. This family friendly recipe is sure to become one that is asked for again and again.
To make a Cheesy Tortellini Pasta Bake you will need:
(We used a 9x9 casserole pan and the measurements below are based on that. You will need more for a larger casserole dish)
- 1 cup of marinara sauce
- 1 pound of tortellini
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- ½ of a red pepper, sliced
- ½ cup of sliced red onion
- 3-4 leaves of fresh basil, chopped
- 1 ½ cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
Cook the tortellini according to package directions. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Fry the peppers, onions and garlic in a greased pan. We used cooking spray but olive oil would work wonderfully here. Cook these until they soften and brown a bit and then set aside.
Add 1 cup of marinara sauce to the cooked and drained tortellini and stir to combine.
Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray. Scoop in half of the sauced tortellini and add half of the onion, pepper, garlic mixture on top.
Sprinkle with ¾ cup of shredded mozzarella.
Add the remaining tortellini and top that with the leftover veggies and another ¾ cup of mozzarella. Finally, top with the fresh basil.
Heat in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes. Since I used a smaller casserole dish, I cooked this in a toaster oven and it worked perfectly.
Serve and enjoy! Don't be too surprised if you don't have any leftovers.
Cheesy Tortellini Pasta Bake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 1 pound tortellini
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ red pepper sliced
- ½ cup red onion sliced
- 3-4 leaves basil chopped
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Cook the tortellini according to package directions. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Fry the peppers, onions and garlic in a greased pan. We used cooking spray but olive oil would work wonderfully here. Cook these until they soften and brown a bit and then set aside.
- Add 1 cup of marinara sauce to the cooked and drained tortellini and stir to combine.
- Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray. Scoop in half of the sauced tortellini and add half of the onion, pepper, garlic mixture on top.
- Sprinkle with ¾ cup of shredded mozzarella.
- Add the remaining tortellini and top that with the leftover veggies and another ¾ cup of mozzarella.
- Finally, top with the fresh basil.
- Heat in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.
Notes
We used a9x9 casserole pan and the measurements below are based on that. You will need more for a larger casserole dish)
Louanne
That looks awesome! Our girls love tortellini.