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Yummy Baked Tortellini! It tells you all about itself right in the name, and it's just so excited to be on the table. The tortellini are cheesy, tender, and cooked up in an herbaceous tomato sauce, so every bite is rich and inviting! Melty cheese and a crunchy breadcrumb topping adds extra flavor and texture to this already wonderful dish! Yummy Baked Tortellini will make you declare it to be the yummiest dish around!
Yummy Baked Tortellini! It tells you all about itself right in the name, and it's just so excited to be on the table. The tortellini are cheesy, tender, and cooked up in an herbaceous tomato sauce, so every bite is rich and inviting! Melty cheese and a crunchy breadcrumb topping adds extra flavor and texture to this already wonderful dish! Yummy Baked Tortellini will make you declare it to be the yummiest dish around!
Ingredients
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 18 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini
- fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 2 cups spinach chopped
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 2 tablespoons Italian panko breadcrumbs
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- In large bowl, combine the crushed fire-roasted tomatoes, the olive oil, the balsamic vinegar, the garlic powder, the dried oregano, the kosher salt, the water, the tortellini, and the fresh ground black pepper and stir to combine.
- Place the spinach in the bottom of a baking dish.
- Pour the sauce and the tortellini over the top of the spinach.
- Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese and the parmesan cheese over the top of the sauce.
- Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the aluminum foil from the baking pan and top the tortellini with the panko breadcrumbs.
- Bake until browned, about 10 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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