Baked Broccoli Sausage Tortellini

🥘 Ingredients

• broccoli florets
  3 cups
• garlic cloves (minced)
  4
• mozzarella cheese (shredded)
  1 cup
• onion (diced)
  1/2
• parmesan cheese (plus more for topping)
  2/3 cup
• pepper flakes (crushed red, plus more for topping)
  1/4 teaspoon
• salt and pepper (kosher)
• sausage (sweet italian)
  1 pound
• stock (chicken)
  1 cup
• tortellini (refrigerated fresh)
  10 ounces

🍳 Cookware

• skillet
• dutch oven
• pan

1. 1

   Gather broccoli florets , garlic cloves .

   broccoli florets: 3 cups, garlic cloves: 4 (minced)
2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
3. 3

   Heat the sausage in a large oven-safe skillet or dutch oven . Break it apart with a wood spoon or meat chopped until it is crumbled. Cook, browning all over, until golden and crisp, about ⏱️ 6-8 minutes .

   sausage: 1 pound (sweet italian)
4. 4

   Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and transfer it to a plate. Leave any of the oil from the sausage in the pan . If needed, you can add a drop of olive oil here.
5. 5

   Keep the skillet over medium heat and add the onion and garlic. Add a pinch of salt and pepper . Add the pepper flakes . Cook, stirring often, until softened and golden, about ⏱️ 4-5 minutes . Add the broccoli into the pan with another pinch of salt and pepper.

   onion: 1/2 (diced), salt and pepper (kosher), pepper flakes: 1/4 teaspoon (crushed red, plus more for topping)
6. 6

   Add in the cheese tortellini and the stock . Stir it well, then add in the parmesan cheese . Stir again so everything is combined. Dont forget to add in the sausage.

   tortellini: 10 ounces (refrigerated fresh), stock: 1 cup (chicken), parmesan cheese: 2/3 cup (plus more for topping)
7. 7

   Top with the mozzarella cheese . Bake for ⏱️ 20-25 minutes , until golden and bubbly and melty.

   mozzarella cheese: 1 cup (shredded)
8. 8

   Serve with extra parmesan and crushed red pepper on top!