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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Hearty Tortellini “lasagna"

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 1/2 lbs ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs turkey
  • 1 tablespoon roasted garlic grapeseed oil
  • 1 tablespoon spices (wildtree hot & spicy fra diavolo blend)
  • 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
  • 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
  • 6 ounces tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons spices (wildtree hot & spicy fra diavolo blend)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 16 ounces o frozen 3 cheese tortellini
  • 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 400.
  • 2 heat a large skillet over medium high heat. add ground beef or turkey, grapeseed oil, 1 t fra diavolo blend and garlic to skillet.
  • 3 brown approximately 5-7 minutes. drain off any excess grease from the ground beef.
  • 4 add the tomato sauce bag contents to the ground beef skillet. stir. simmer uncovered approx 7-8 minutes.
  • 5 in a 2 quart casserole pan, layer tomato meat sauce, frozen tortellini (yes, bake from frozen!), and mozzarella cheese, finishing with a layer of tomato sauce and then cheese. bake covered at 400 for approx 30 minutes, or until center of lasagna is hot. uncover and cook an additional 5-7 minutes to slightly brown the cheese on top.
  • 6 serve with salad and garlic bread.

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