No Meat Tortellini

No Meat Tortellini

A no meat tortellini is one that I am going to document as I go.  This is literally the first time I’ve made it.  I saw a recipe online for making something similar and it looked good.  There are already some modification ideas that I have added to this recipe.

The other tortellini recipe uses jarred alfredo sauce.  While that is fine, using my homemade Chicken Alfredo Sauce (sans the chicken of course) is a better option in my humble opinion.  I decided to make this meat free because we have been trying to eat less red meat.  I do plan to make a version with meat in the future.

I used some leftover spaghetti sauce from my No Meat Manicotti I made earlier this week for the spaghetti sauce.  I’ve been trying to be more cognizant of wasting food and have found that I can generally make half of what I usually do and still have leftovers sometimes.  Hence, I have half a jar of spaghetti sauce in my fridge that I’m using for this. A homemade spaghetti sauce recipe is something I want to work on in the near future and will post that adventure here as well.

I cooked this entire meal in my Lodge Dutch Oven.  It could be made using a a crock pot or instant pot.  When summer comes back around I am going to try this in a camping setting.

No Meat Tortellini

No Meat Tortellini

Cheese stuffed tortellini covered in an Italian sauce combination of spaghetti and alfredo and covered with melted cheese.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 people
Calories 501 kcal

Equipment

  • Cast Iron Dutch Oven

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Add garlic to dutch oven over low heat
  • Pour in spaghetti and alfredo sauces
  • Stir in tortellini
  • Cover with parmesan cheese and stir a little
  • Cover with shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted

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Nutrition

Calories: 501kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 23gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 1478mgPotassium: 230mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 663IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 363mgIron: 3mg
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