Smoked Sausage and Tortellini Skillet
This is a one pan meal That the whole Family will enjoy! I served it with homemade bread sticks, tossed salad and broccoli. I cook for a large Family. You can cut the recipe in half to make for a smaller Family.
Servings:
Calories: 576kcal
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Equipment
1 14 inch Cast Iron Skillet
1 stove
1 cutting boards
1 mixing bowl small to medium size bowls to hold ingredients
1 13 x 18 deep sided baking sheet I moved the dish to a deep sided baking sheet because my skillet wasn't large enough to hold all the ingredients.
1 knife
1 measuring cups
2 measuring spoons
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Four Cheese Tortellini
- 1 quart chicken Broth or Stock
- 1 medium size onion julienne sliced
- 2 medium sized Green Bell Peppers julienne sliced
- 30 oz Smoked Sausage sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
- 4 garlic cloves julienne sliced
- 1 8 oz block of cream cheese
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 Tbs granulated garlic
- 2 tsp Italian Seasoning you can add salt and pepper to taste if desired.
- 1 cup parmesan cheese I used shaved
Instructions
Prep work
- cut the peppers into slices
- cut onion into slices
- cut garlic into slices
- preheat skillet with about 3 Tbs of olive oil in the bottom
- cut the block of cream cheese into small cubes.
- slice the Sausage into 1/2 inch pieces.
Cooking
- Sauté the Sausage in skillet to brown
- once brown move to paper lined mixing bowl and set it aside for now
- add the onions and peppers into the skillet and sauté until soft
- once the onion and peppers are cooked down add the garlic, mix in and sauté for about a minute.
- add in 32 oz of chicken broth or stock
- whisk in 1 cup of heavy whipping cream
- add the 8oz block of cubed cream cheese
- add two Tbs of granulated garlic
- add two tsp Italian Seasoning
- add once cup of parmesan cheese
- Mix everything together and melt down all the cheese.
- Mix the cheese Tortellini into the sauce, make sure it is covered well in the sauce. Place a lid on your skillet and simmer for 10 minutes.(I didn't have a lid that would fit my skillet, so I used a baking sheet)
- Add the Sausage back into the skillet and mix in.I had to put my sausage into a baking sheet; my Skillet wasn't big enough to hold all the ingredients.
- Pour the Tortellini and cheese sauce over the sausage and mix well.
- let rest, covered in foil, for about 5 more minutes and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 576kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 1094mg | Potassium: 301mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 436IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 239mg | Iron: 3mg