Baked Tortellini Casserole

Make this deliciously easy vegetarian baked cheese tortellini casserole recipe made with fresh tortellini, veggies and homemade marinara sauce. Minimal prep required, needs basic ingredients and can be made in 30 minutes.

Course entree, Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 522.26kcal

Author Priya Lakshminarayan

Equipment

pan
Oven

Ingredients

To make marinara sauce

5-6 tomatoes
1 cup tomato puree or sauce
8-10 cloves garlic
1 cup chopped onions
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon Italian seasonings
1 tablespoon vinegar
salt
1 teaspoon freshly crushed pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
½ cup water

To make the pasta

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onions
1 bell pepper
⅓ cup green peas
18 oz tortellini
15 oz ricotta cheese
½ cup mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoon chopped dried parsley

Instructions

To make marinara sauce

Heat olive oil in a pan. Fry garlic and onions till the onions turn translucent.
Then add the chopped tomatoes along with the tomato puree or sauce. Mix and cook this on medium flame for 7-8 minutes.
Now add Italian seasonings, vinegar, red pepper flakes, salt, sugar and black pepper. Mix and cook this for another 2-3 minutes. Take it off the flame and let it cool down completely.
Then grind it into a smooth puree by adding water. You can add some basil or cilantro while grinding. Sieve it if required. Homemade easy marinara sauce is ready.

To prepare the pasta

In the same pan, add olive oil. Saute onions till they turn translucent.
Then add the bell peppers and green peas. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add the homemade marinara sauce.
Then add the ricotta cheese.
Now add the fresh tortellini.
Mix and transfer to an oven-safe casserole. Top with mozzarella cheese. Bake in the oven at 400 degree F for 15 minutes. Then let it broil for 1 minute or till the cheese turns golden. Take it out, cool for a bit, cut and serve.

Notes

Use an oven-safe pan to cook everything in one pan. You can also bake it in 2 batches if you don't have one big casserole. This same recipe works with ravioli, regular pasta, stuffed pasta shells, and even lasagna sheets. If you want, cover with foil when baking so it stays moist. The foil keeps the moisture in and cooks the tortellini as it bakes.

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