Baked Tortellini Recipe

Ingredients

• 14 ounce Fresh tortellini
• 6 ounce Italian sausage
• not in casing
• 1 1/2 tsp Balsamic vinegar
• 1 x Onion
• minced
• 1/2 x Red bell pepper
• seeded and minced
• 1/2 x Zucchini
• minced
• 1/4 tsp Red pepper flakes
• 7 ounce Canned tomatoes
• well liquid removed and minced
• 1/2 lb Marinara sauce
• 1/2 c. Shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 c. Fontina cheese
• shredded
• 1/2 c. Grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 c. Fresh basil
• chopped

Instructions

1. Prep: 15 minutes, Cook: 50 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350 F. Cook tortellini in a large flameproof casserole of boiling salted water 5 min, or possibly till al dente.
3. Drain through a colander.
4. Rinse under cool running water and set aside.
5. Saute/fry sausage in same pan over medium high heat 5-7 min, stirring occasionally to break up meat till browned.
6. Throw away drippings.
7. Transfer sausage to a bowl and set aside.
8. Return casserole to heat.
9. Stir in vinegar, scraping up browned pcs from bottom of pan.
10. Saute/fry next 4 ingredients 6-7 min, stirring frequently, till onions are softened.
11. Remove from heat.
12. Stir in tomatoes, marinara sauce, sausage and tortellini.
13. Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl and toss lightly.
14. Stir half the cheese mix into pasta.
15. Sprinkle remaining cheese mix over top.
16. Bake 30-35 min, or possibly till heated through.