Tortellini Rose

Name: Tortellini Rose
Ingredients: 1 lb sweet sausage, loose, not in casing; 1 large onion, diced small; 2 tablespoons chopped garlic; 1/2 lb mushroom, sliced; 1 quart heavy cream; 4 ounces tomato sauce; 1 cup grated asiago cheese; 1 (10 ounce) bag spinach; 6 quarts water; 2 lbs tortellini

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 lb sweet sausage, loose, not in casing
1 large onion, diced small
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
1/2 lb mushroom, sliced
1 quart heavy cream
4 ounces tomato sauce
1 cup grated asiago cheese
1 (10 ounce) bag spinach
6 quarts water
2 lbs tortellini

Directions

1

Saute sausage in a large saucepan until meat is brown. Break sausage up as it cooks. Remove the meat from the pan. Reserve the liquid from sausage in pan.
2

Add onions, garlic and mushrooms. Cook the liquid out, 8-10 min over medium neat. Add the sausage back into mixture.
3

Add cream and stir in until it comes to a boil. Continue cooking over a med. Flame, stirring frequently to make sure nothing sticks. Reduce the sauce by 1/3.
4

Add tomato sauce and stir.
5

Add the Asiago cheese and spinach and bring sauce to a simmer. Stir until blended.
6

In a separate pot, bring 6 quarts of water to a boil. Add 2 pounds of prepared tortellini and cook. Drain tortellini and put in a serving bowl. Pour sauce of tortellini. Mix it quickly to coat the pasta and serve.