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. Be sure to also check out this One Pot Pizza Pasta Casserole.
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.