I wanted a warm, cozy meal without spending an hour in the kitchen, and this one has minimal ingredients. Start by browning a pound of ground beef and starting a pot of boiling water. Once your beef is all brown, you want to go ahead and drain off all of your grease. The leaner, the better.
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Making the Sauce
Then add in minced garlic and Italian seasoning based on however much your heart desires, and give it a good mix until you can start smelling that garlic. I also like to add in just a little bit of water to my jar to get out all of the pasta sauce and to help make the sauce a little thinner in the dish. Give it a good mix.
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And then I am also going to be adding in a quarter cup of heavy cream.
But you want to go ahead and give it a good mix and let that simmer for just a few minutes.
Adding the Tortellini
By this time, my pot was ready. So I put in a pound of frozen cheese tortellini. And when they started to float, I knew they were done.
I went ahead and drained the noodles, added them all into my pasta sauce, and gave it all a good mix. Making sure that everything’s nice and coated.
Broil and Serve
Topped it up with some cheese. Again, measure with your heart here, and then I popped it into the oven on the broil setting for just a few minutes, and before I knew it, dinner was ready. It was such an easy meal, filling, warm, and definitely delicious.