Baked Tortellini Recipe

If you love crispy and cheesy baked pasta, you're going to love this baked tortellini recipe!It's a rich and flavorful casserole of tortellini with stringy mozzarella cheese and a delicious tomato sauce.The recipe is very tasty, a different way to cook tortellini. In Italy, we usually cook tortellini in meat broth. Tortellini in brodo is a must for Christmas family meals and in general for the cold season.

📝 Ingredients

• 400 g tortellini (14 oz)
• 300 g tomato passata (1 1/4 cups)
• 3 tablespoons cooking cream
• 120 g mozzarella (4 oz)
• 60 g Parmigiano Reggiano. Try this Italian Parmigiano Reggiano DOP 36 Months (3/4 cup, grated )
• 5-6 leaves basil (fresh)
• salt (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Cook the tortellini in plenty of lightly salted water. Drain with a slotted spoon, place in a bowl and season with a tablespoon of oil to prevent them from sticking together. Toss and set aside.
2. 2Dice the mozzarella. If the mozzarella is too watery, drain as much of the liquid as possible. I chose pizza mozzarella, which does not release liquid.
3. 3Add: Get a baking dish that can comfortably hold the tortellini in a single layer so that they do not overlap (too much). Pour 3 tablespoons of cream in the bottom of the dish. Then add the tortellini and stir.
4. 4Add the tomato passata, season with salt and add a grind of black pepper. Stir then add the diced mozzarella.
5. 5Add: Finish with a sprinkling of grated Parmigiano and a few fresh basil leaves.
6. 6Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (356°F) for 20 minutes, until the cheese is completely melted and a light crust has formed on top.
7. 7Serve: Remove the dish from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Your Baked Tortellini are done.