Brown the sausage

• Remove the casings from the Italian sausage and cut it into larger chunks.
• Cook the sausage in a pot over medium-high heat until nicely colored.
• Set the sausage aside and lower the heat to medium low.

Build the sauce base

• Add the stick of garlic and herb butter to the pot and let it melt.
• Stir in the minced garlic.
• Add the Italian seasoning, black pepper, red pepper flakes and onion powder.

Add liquids and tortellini

• Pour in the beef broth and the heavy cream.
• Add the fresh tortellini and the whipped cream cheese so it melts more easily.
• Stir everything together.

Simmer until tender

• Let the tortellini cook in the sauce, stirring occasionally, until tender and the sauce has thickened.

Finish and serve

• Stir in the freshly grated parmesan.
• Return the sausage to the pot.
• Top with fresh basil and serve.