Sometimes only a heaping bowl of pasta will satisfy, and this restaurant-quality version definitely does the trick! Italian chicken sausage is sizzled up and then simmered in an easy-to-make tomato cream sauce. It’s tossed with cheese-filled tortelloni and finished with crunchy scallion greens. Don’t be surprised if someone at your dinner table leaves you a tip!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
1 unit
Scallions
1 clove
Garlic
1 unit
Tortelloni
(Contains: Wheat, Eggs, Milk)
9 ounce
Chicken Sausage Mix
1 unit
Tomato Paste
1 unit
Italian Seasoning
1 unit
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Pepper
1 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil (large pot for 4 servings). Wash and dry produce. Thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Peel and finely chop garlic.
Once water is boiling, add tortelloni to pot. Reduce to a low simmer and cook until tortelloni float to the top, 3-4 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water (2 cups for 4 servings), then drain.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, scallion whites, and garlic; cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
Add tomato paste and half the Italian Seasoning (all for 4 servings) to same pan; stir to coat. (If you like things spicy, add a pinch of chili flakes from your pantry!) Add cream cheese and ½ cup reserved pasta cooking water (1 cup for 4); cook, stirring, until cream cheese is melted and sauce is combined, 1-2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Carefully stir drained tortelloni and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) into pan with sauce, adding splashes of remaining pasta cooking water as necessary, until everything is coated in a creamy sauce. Divide pasta between bowls and top with scallion greens.
Chicken Sausage is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.