Best Cheesy Baked Tortellini Recipes

CHEESY BAKED TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil an 8 by 8 by 2-inch baking dish.
• Whisk the sauce, mascarpone cheese, parsley and thyme in a large bowl to blend. Cook the tortellini in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 2 minutes. Drain. Add the tortellini to the sauce and toss to coat. Transfer the tortellini mixture to the prepared baking dish. Top the mixture with the smoked mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover and bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheeses on top melt, about 30 minutes.

CHEESY BAKED TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil; stir in tortellini and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the tortellini float to the top and the filling is hot, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and place into a 9-inch baking pan.
• Heat canola oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir butter into the pan until melted; stir in flour slowly and cook until golden, about 1 minute. Pour milk slowly into the saucepan, stirring continuously. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until sauce begins to bubble, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in Parmesan cheese. Pour sauce over cooked tortellini in the baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sauce begins to brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve immediately.

CHEESY BAKED TORTELLINI WITH OPTIONAL GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease one 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish or, if making a vegetarian version and a meaty version, grease two approximately 4-inch by 8-inch baking dishes.
• Cook the tortellini to al dente, according to package directions. Drain.
• Add the sauce to a large bowl and stir in the mascarpone cheese, parsley, and thyme.
• If NOT adding beef to half, gently toss the cooked tortellini with the sauce and pour into the 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish. Proceed to step 6.
• If adding ground beef to half, brown the ground beef and drain. Add about 1 1/2 cups of sauce to the beef and stir. Add just under half of the tortellini to the sauce with the beef and add the rest of the tortellini to the remaining sauce in the bowl. Toss both gently until coated. Pour meaty version into one 4-inch by 8-inch baking dish and the vegetarian version into another.
• Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top(s).
• Bake until the sauce is bubbly and the cheese melts, 25 - 30 minutes. Serve.

CHEESY BAKED TORTELLINI WITH SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Boil salted water in a large pot. Add pasta when water is boiling and cook until just done, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour alfredo sauce in a medium saucepan and heat to medium. Add dill and green onions and salt and pepper to taste; let heat through but do NOT boil.
• In small frying pan, heat olive oil and add fish. Cook through, approximately 3 minutes on each side. Cut up and salt and pepper to taste.
• When tortellini is done, add to sauce in saucepan. Gently stir in salmon. Add half the mozzarella. Pour into casserole dish sprayed with nonstick spray and sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

CHEESY BAKED TORTELLINI - GIADA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Lightly oil an 8 x 8" baking dish.
• Whisk the sauce, mascarpone cheese, parsley and thyme in a large bowl to blend.
• Cook tortellini in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 2 minute Drain.
• Add tortellini to the sauce and toss to coat.
• Transfer the tortellini mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• Top the mixture with the mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Cover and bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheeses on top melt, about 30 minute.

CHEESY BAKED TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Lightly oil an 8 X 8 baking dish.
• Whisk together the sauce, marcapone cheese, parsley and thyme in a large bowl.
• Cook the tortellini in large pot of boiling salted water about 2 minutes until just tender.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce mixture. Toss to coat.
• Pour into prepared baking dish and sprinkle shredded cheese to coat.
• Cover the baking dish and bake about 30 minutes until the sauce bubbles and the cheese on top has melted.

CHEESY BAKED TORTELLINI

Steps:

• -Preheat oven to 350 degrees. -Lightly oil lasagna pan. -Whisk sauce, mascarpone, parsley, and thyme in a large bowl to blend. -Cook tortellini in a large pot, according to package directions. Drain. Combine tortellini and sauce. Pour into prepared lasagna pan. -Top with mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Cover and bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheeses melt on top, about 40 minutes.