Oh boy, do I have the ULTIMATE ONE SKILLET dinner for you! This Meat Lover’s Tortellini Skillet is just 6 ingredients, prepared in ONE skillet, and ready in less than 20 minutes!!
Boo-ya!
I basically took my One Skillet Baked Ziti and pumped it full of three delicious meats – andouille sausage, crispy bacon and sliced pepperoni! I also subbed out the penne for a fresh cheese filled tortellini, which was basically the best idea ever.
The best thing about this awesomely quick dinner is that it’s all prepared in one pan!
I started by crisping up 3 thick cut slices of bacon in my skillet. Once they were crisp I removed them from the skillet to some paper towels, and drained the bacon grease, but left about 2 tbsp of grease in the skillet.
Dice up your andouille sausage (you could also use an Italian sausage), and saute it in the bacon grease until it gets nice and browned.
After that I just added a jar of marinara sauce as well as 13 ounces of the fresh cheese filled tortellini. I also snuck in about 1/3 cup of water, which will help to cook those tortellini to the perfect tenderness. Bring the skillet to a slight boil, reduce heat and cover for about 7 to 10 minutes, or until the tortellini is cooked.
Add some cheese…
Lots and lots of cheese.
It’s almost like we’re making a pizza now!
All you need to do now is top it with some sliced pepperoni and that crispy bacon that we cooked up earlier. Cover it back up and let the cheese melt (about 3 to 5 minutes).
I even threw mine under my oven’s broiler for a minute to get the whole thing nice and bubbly.
Just make sure you use an oven safe skillet if you’re going to do that!
Once it’s done you’re ready to enjoy a dead sexy dinner. Go ahead and serve it with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and a slice of toasty garlic bread!
Come to mama!
You’re definitely going to enjoy this quick and delicious dinner!
UPDATE: Watch this short video on how to make this!
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Meat Lover's Tortellini Skillet
Ingredients
- 3 thick cut bacon, strips
- 8 oz. andouille sausage, diced OR 12oz. ground Italian sausage
- 24 oz. jarred marinara sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 13 oz. cheese filled tortellini, fresh
- 8 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 12 pizza pepperoni , slices
Instructions
- Cook bacon in an oven safe skillet until browned and crispy. Remove bacon from skillet and drain on a paper towel lined plate. Leave about 2 tablespoons of bacon grease in the skillet and discard the rest.
- Saute the andouille sausage in the bacon grease over medium heat until browned (or if using ground sausage, brown in skillet, breaking up with wooden spoon until crumbled and cooked through). Carefully add the marinara sauce, water and tortellini to the skillet. Stir and bring to a low boil, reduce heat and cover for 7 to 10 minutes, or until the pasta is tender.
- Stir and then sprinkle the cheese over the top of the pasta in an even layer. Top with the sliced pepperoni and crumbled bacon. Cover and cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
- If desired, place skillet under your oven's broiler for about 2 minutes to melt cheese even more. Enjoy!
Nutrition
disclaimer: This post is sponsored by the Arizona Milk Producers, reminding you to get your 3 daily doses of dairy! All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.
Kid Friendly
One Skillet
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15 Minutes
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Freezer Friendly
Can I use a cast iron skillet for this?
Can you make this with frozen tortellini
Yes, I would just maybe cook it a little longer to make sure the tortellini has thawed and cooked through.
I showed to this my husband last night via text message. He was upset that it wasn’t what for for dinner. So making it tonight for him…so excited to try this, it looks awesome!
Awesome! Hope you enjoy!
Awesome dish, the kids and I loved it and it was sooo easy.
Sweet! So glad you guys liked it! 🙂
Sounds wonderful and I can’t wait to try it. The pepperoni and cheese did it for me. But I have to ask, where did you find that beautiful wooden spoon? Looks handcarved. I want one to serve this dish!
This looks pretty close. 🙂
https://www.etsy.com/listing/258190633/kenyan-wooden-salad-servers-hand-carved?ref=market
Just back from the store. This tonight’s dinner along with a salad and garlic knots. Thx for all the great recipes.
Yay! Hope you enjoy! 🙂
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Love bacon. Love pasta. Love pepperoni. Love the look of this recipe!!
Thanks Emma! It’s a total winner!
My mouth began to salivate here. Just seeing already given me hungry. Congratulations on the blog.
Thank you Katia!
Holy yum! My mouth is watering. Great idea. Great pictures. My hubby is going to love this!
Thanks Stephanie! It was a huge hit over here!
I am loving this! I live for one pot meals, easy prep, easy clean up, what’s not to love! This looks great and I love that spoon!
Thanks Malinda! This is such an easy recipe you can make it any day of the week! 🙂
I don’t think I will have a skillet big enough for this dish….once my teenage boys see it. WOW, looks amazing! Thanks for sharing this! Can’t wait to try it.
Haha! Teenage boys can be dangerous! You’ll just have to make two skillet’s worth! 🙂
Dang! This is AWESOME! Perfect for a weeknight dinner!
You know it! 😉 Thanks Nicole!
This looks so robust, cheesy and positively perfect for a fast weeknight meal!
Thanks Hayley! It’s so good, it should be made at least 2 nights a week! 😉
Shawn this looks incredible!!!! Making this week. No but seriously.
Awesome! Thanks Dana! I hope you enjoy it!!
Stop it! Now all I wanna do is hop in my car, drive over to your place and do a face plant in this skillet. GAH! It looks fabulous!
Do it!! I would gladly serve you this delicious dish!
You had me at meat lover’s…
Right?!?! So good! 🙂