Easy Spicy Sausage Slow Cooker Cheesy Tortellini
This Easy Spicy Sausage Slow Cooker Cheesy Tortellini is a busy weeknight's hero. It's so easy to throw together and the hearty, meaty, cheesy tortellini goodness will have you making this again and again.
Ingredients
- 1 Pound hot Italian sausage
- 36 Ounces meat sauce (canned/jarred)
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic (jar)
- 1½ Teaspoon salt
- ½ and ½ Teaspoon black pepper
- 1 and 1 Teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 Teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1 Teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ Teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1½ Packets Equal (or 1 tablespoon sugar)
- 26 Ounces frozen meat tortellini
- 8 Ounces bagged Italian cheese blend
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°. Add hot Italian sausage to a pan sprayed baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes. Turn the sausage halfway through cooking. Once cooked, slice sausage thinly. Pro Tip: Sausage is such an easy and low maintenance meat to cook so baking the sausage the night before is a great time saver.
- Set crockpot to low heat. Pan spray the pot and add meat sauce, minced garlic, salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, dried parsley flakes, garlic powder, crushed red pepper flakes, Equal and thinly sliced sausage and stir until well combined. Cover for 3 hours.
- Add the bag of frozen meat tortellini straight from the freezer. Stir to mix in with the sauce. Cover with the Italian cheese blend. Sprinkle the top of the cheese with ½ teaspoon black pepper and 1 teaspoon dried oregano. Cover and cook for an additional 2 hours. Serve and enjoy!
