One Pot Tortellini and Ground Beef Skillet Casserole
This dish contains the three essential ingredients to a table full of happy family and that is pasta, ground beef and cheese!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 20 ounces cheese tortellini refrigerated
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 10 ounces can diced tomatoes drained
- 2 ½ cup beef broth
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese or cheese blend
- 2 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
Instructions
- Brown ground beef in a large (oven safe) skillet, over medium/high heat. If needed, drain excess grease from pan. Return pan with ground beef back to stove over medium/high heat and add in onions and garlic. Cook, stirring a few minutes until onion starts to soften.
- Stir in salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.
- Add tortellini to pan, along with tomatoes and broth. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to simmer for 5 minutes. Remove cover and continue to simmer a few more minutes until liquid is almost absorbed.
- Remove pan from heat and stir in heavy cream and ½ C cheese. Top with remaining cheese.
- Place skillet in oven on broil for just a few minutes until cheese is bubbly and starting to brown.
- Garnish with parsley before serving.