Creamy Sausage Pesto Tortellini
If you're a fan of pasta you'll love this Creamy Sausage Pesto Tortellini recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 large roll Jimmy Dean® Sausage
- 9 ounces tortellini
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion (diced)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 20 ish fresh mushrooms (sliced)
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons pesto with basil
- 3 cups milk
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups Parmesan cheese
- 1 bag fresh spinach (or to your likeing)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare the baking pan with non-stick spray.
- Roll ¼ to ½ of Jimmy Dean® Sausage roll into little balls and cook over medium heat until cooked. Set aside.
- Prepare tortellini pasta as directed on the packaging, but stop cooking pasta about 5 minutes early.it
- On medium heat, add olive oil to a large skillet and sauté the mushrooms. Once mushrooms are tender add garlic, butter, and mushrooms and sauté until mushrooms are soft and garlic is fragrant. Stir in pesto sauce and cook on low for about 1 minute,
- Add flour to the milk, whisk until there are no lumps, and add to sauté onions and mushrooms.the sautéed
- Add cheese and stir until melted and milk sauce starts to thicken. And the
- Add Jimmy Dean® Sausage Meatballs and cook on medium-low heat for about 2 minutes. Add fresh spinach and allow to cook for about 1-2 minutes stirring continuously.minutes,
- Pour cooked tortellini pasta in the baking pan and pour sauce on top and mix together.top,,intoPour the
- Place in the oven on 350 degrees for about 10 minutes, then sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and allow to bake until cheese is melted.until theat
- Serve warm and enjoy.warmly