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Creamy Cheese Tortellini with Italian Sausage and Spinach with Fancy Garlic Bread
50 minServes 4Nutri-Score D€€
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50 min
50 minCreamy Cheese Tortellini with Italian Sausage and Spinach with Fancy Garlic Bread
what you need
Ingredients
French bread loaf (whole loaf, 4 slits cut on top)Bakery1 piece
Country Crock spread (softened, generous amount)Dairy100 g
Garlic powderSpices6 g
Minced garlic (jarred or fresh, minced)Produce15 g
Parmesan cheese (shredded, divided)Dairy60 g
Olive oil (in a spray bottle)Pantry10 ml
Ground Italian sausage (cooked)Meat450 g- Diced tomatoes (canned)Pantry400 g
SaltSpices3 g
Black pepperSpices2 g
PaprikaSpices3 g
Red pepper flakesSpices2 g- Onion powderSpices3 g
Cheese tortellini (cooked)Fresh500 g
Spinach (fresh)Produce150 g- Heavy creamDairy240 ml
Mozzarella cheese (shredded)Dairy120 g
per serving
Nutrition
784kcal
- Carbs
- 65 g
- Proteins
- 33 g
- Fat
- 44 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Oven
Baking tray
Frying pan
Stockpot- Knife
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Prepare the garlic bread
- Cut four slits into the top of the French bread loaf.
- Spread the Country Crock generously over the bread and into the slits.
- Season with garlic powder and minced garlic, then top with shredded Parmesan and a few spritzes of olive oil.
- Step 2
Bake the garlic bread
- Bake at 175 °C until golden and crisp.
- Step 3
Cook the sausage base
- In a pan, combine the cooked ground Italian sausage with the canned diced tomatoes.
- Season with salt, pepper, paprika, red pepper flakes, onion powder and garlic powder.
- Step 4
Add tortellini, spinach and cream
- Add the cooked cheese tortellini and the spinach to the sausage mixture.
- Pour in the heavy cream and let everything simmer.
- Step 5
Finish with cheese
- Stir in the Parmesan and mozzarella until melted and creamy.
- Step 6
Serve
- Slice the garlic bread and serve it alongside the creamy tortellini.
most cooked first