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Jessica Secrest

One-Pan Sausage Tortellini with Broccoli

Browned chicken sausage simmers with cheese tortellini, broccoli, and a garlicky seasoned tomato sauce until the liquid cooks down into a rich, clingy coating. Shredded Parmesan stirred in at the end makes it creamy and nutty — a whole dinner from one pan.

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Ingredients

  • 1 packagechicken, garlic, and Parmesan chicken sausage · sliced or left whole and browned
  • —pizza sauce doctored with extra garlic, onion, oregano, and Italian seasoning · the creator's leftover pizza sauce turned into pasta sauce
  • —broccoli · frozen, added straight to the pan
  • 1/2 boxchicken broth · about half a carton
  • —refrigerated tortellini
  • —Parmesan cheese · freshly shredded

Steps

  1. 1

    Brown the chicken sausage in a large pan until crisp on the outside.

  2. 2

    Add the seasoned pizza-turned-pasta sauce to the pan with the sausage.

  3. 3

    Add the frozen broccoli straight from the freezer.

  4. 4

    Pour in about half a box of chicken broth.

  5. 5

    Add the tortellini, cover with a lid, and bring to a simmer.

  6. 6

    Shred Parmesan and sprinkle it over the top.

  7. 7

    Let it simmer until most of the liquid is absorbed, then serve hot.

Creator's notes

Made during a power outage using only what was already out of the fridge. Jessica saves Parmesan rinds to drop into soups and stews for a creamy, nutty flavor. The sauce is leftover pizza sauce doctored with extra garlic, onion, oregano, and Italian seasoning — that's where the flavor comes from. A barbecue lighter will light a gas stove when the electric igniter is dead.

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