A quick and easy baked tortellini recipe with only 7 ingredients!
It's cheesy and creamy, and there's no need to pre-cook the tortellini pasta, making it the perfect dish for busy weeknights! You might also like my cheesy slow cooker tortellini too!
I've cheated a little bit with this tortellini pasta bake and used a ready-made pasta sauce! But that's what makes it so simple to make!
All that you have to do is mix the ingredients in a bowl, spoon them into a baking dish, and top with the cheese! It takes just 25 minutes to cook, so dinner is on the table in under half an hour.
👩🍳 Love creamy comfort food? Try my gnocchi with creamy blue cheese sauce!
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✔️ Why should you try it?
- Quick and easy pasta recipe.
- Only 7 ingredients.
- No need to pre-cook the pasta.
- Easily adapted to make it vegetarian.
- Easily doubled to feed more people.
🥘 Ingredients
- Fresh Tortellini Pasta - I used 4 cheese tortellini but any fresh stuffed pasta would work well. Why not try spinach and ricotta or chicken and bacon if you like things meaty?
- Pasta Sauce - a ready-made creamy tomato pasta sauce.
- Double Cream - creates the most wonderful velvety smooth pasta sauce. You could substitute it with crème fraiche if you prefer.
- Smoked Sausage - adds flavour and meatiness to the dish, but just leave it out if you're vegetarian. Instead, you could add chopped sun-dried tomatoes, tinned sweetcorn or sliced cooked Quorn sausages.
- Fresh Basil - for colour and a flavour boost!
- Mozzarella - you can't have pasta without cheese, and sliced buffalo mozzarella adds that all-important gooeyness.
- Parmesan - finely grated Parmesan sprinkled on top of the dish before baking creates a wonderful cheesy crust to the tortellini pasta bake.
🔪 Instructions
The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post
One: Place the pasta sauce and double cream in a bowl and give it a mix.
Two: Stir in the fresh tortellini.
Three: Add the sliced smoked sausage and mix until combined.
Four: Tear in fresh basil leaves.
Five: Spoon the pasta into a baking dish (1.5 litres capacity) and top with the mozzarella and Parmesan.
Six: Bake in the oven for 25 minutes until the tortellini is cooked and the sauce is bubbling.
💭 Top tips
- If you like your pasta baked with a golden crispy top, just pop the baked tortellini under the grill for 1-2 minutes once it has finished in the oven. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't burn.
- Make sure your baking dish is an adequate size for the pasta bake. I always place the baking dish on a baking tray so that if any sauce does bubble over, the tray catches it and I don't have to clean the oven (worst job ever!).
- Take 5 minutes in the morning to assemble the pasta bake and leave it in the fridge whilst you go about your day. Once everyone is home from school and work, all you need to do is pop it straight in the oven!
🍴 Serving suggestions
The baked tortellini is delicious with a crisp green salad and homemade pesto focaccia or garlic bread.
It's also great with a side of freshly cooked vegetables such as roasted Tendestem broccoli, or air fryer asparagus.
📖 Variations
- Vary the tortellini you use. I like spinach and ricotta or smoked ham. Just make sure you use fresh pasta.
- Up the veggies by adding chopped roasted red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes or drained tinned sweetcorn.
- Stir in a spoon of sun-dried tomato pesto to give the dish a flavour boost.
- Instead of mozzarella, why not try topping the baked pasta with grated cheddar or crumbled blue cheese instead.
- Stir through leftover roast chicken, gammon or even chorizo into the pasta bake. It's a great dish for using up leftovers.
- Try using a creamy carbonara pasta sauce instead of a tomato pasta sauce.
🥡 Storage
Store: The cooked baked pasta can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days and reheated in the microwave.
Freeze: Leftovers can be frozen in a freezer-safe container. Defrost in the fridge and reheat in the microwave until piping hot.
❓ FAQS
Fresh pasta will cook in the oven without the need to pre-cook it, as long as it is covered in a sauce to prevent it from burning.
Dried pasta can be used in this pasta recipe but will need to be pre-cooked first.
Yes, frozen tortellini can be used but you may need to add a few minutes to the cooking time.
Yes, you can assemble the dish ahead of time and refrigerate it until you're ready to bake it.
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- Creamy Sausage Pasta
- BBQ Chicken Pasta
- Boursin Pasta
- Bacon and Pumpkin Pasta
- Creamy Garlic Mushroom Pasta
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Recipe
30 Minute Baked Tortellini
Equipment
Ingredients
- 500 g Pasta Sauce I used creamy tomato
- 100 ml Double Cream
- 300 g Fresh Tortellini I used four cheese
- 160 g Smoked Sausage sliced
- 10 g Basil torn (a small handful)
- 125 g Ball of Mozzarella drained and sliced
- 50 g Parmesan grated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160 fan/ 350F/ Gas 4).
- In a large mixing bowl stir the pasta sauce and double cream together until combined.500 g Pasta Sauce, 100 ml Double Cream
- Add in the fresh tortellini, sliced smoked sausage and torn basil leaves and stir until the sauce has coated all of the ingredients.300 g Fresh Tortellini, 160 g Smoked Sausage, 10 g Basil
- Spoon the pasta into a baking dish and top with the sliced mozzarella and grated Parmesan.125 g Ball of Mozzarella, 50 g Parmesan
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
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Notes
- If you like your pasta bakes with a golden crispy top, just pop the baked tortellini under the grill for 1-2 minutes once it has finished in the oven. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't burn.
- Make sure your baking dish is an adequate size for the pasta bake. I always place the baking dish on a baking tray so that if any sauce does bubble up over, the tray catches it and I don't have to clean the oven (worst job ever!).
- Take 5 minutes in the morning to assemble the pasta bake and leave in the fridge. Once everyone is home from school and work all you need to do is pop it straight in the oven!
- Vary the tortellini you use. I like spinach and ricotta or smoked ham. Just make sure you use fresh pasta.
- Up the veggies by adding chopped roasted red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes or drained tinned sweetcorn.
- Stir in a spoon of sun-dried tomato pesto to give the dish a flavour boost.
- Instead of mozzarella, why not try topping the baked pasta with grated cheddar instead.
- Stir through leftover roast chicken, gammon or even chorizo into the pasta bake. It's a great dish for using up leftovers.
- Try using a creamy carbonara pasta sauce instead of a tomato pasta sauce.
veenaazmanov
Delicious, creamy and perfect Dinner option. My family to relish it for sure. I love it too.
Jen
This is such a perfect easy dinner. I think I actually like creamy baked pasta dishes more than my kids do! This recipe is definitely going into our dinner rotation.
Claudia Lamascolo
I love tortellini and these flavors are fantastic! Baked is such a treat and sounds wonderful!
Tara Teaspoon
Ugh the cheese is calling my name, and I had to make it! I am trying to workout more, and this is worth an extra workout!
Michelle
My kids love tortellini and cheesy sauce, can't wait to try this recipe!