Italian Herb Baked Cheese Tortellini

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So, as many of you know, I’m huge and pregnant. This baby should be making his appearance by the end of the month! Holy cow. Did that just sneak up on me? I think yes. My baby belly is seriously getting too big in front of me… so much so that I have to stand sideways to do dishes and/or cook anything in the kitchen. Basically, I’ve capped my dinner-making ability at 30 minutes. If I can’t get it done in that time, then we go get pizza —> I’m not even kidding.

Well, conveniently, Land O’Lakes asked me to participate in their Weeknight Wins Blogger Challenge using their brand-new product called Sauté Express® Sauté Starter—basically a one-stop shop (aka magical butter and herb squares) for throwing yummy and easy dinners together in under 30 minutes. Just what this momma needs! I’m going to be using this brand-new product to develop some new dinner ideas that are fast and simple and you’re going to love!

This first week, four other bloggers and I were challenged to make a dinner with Sauté Express® Sauté Starter that would please the pickiest of eaters. Along with the recipes I’ll be sharing on Lauren’s Latest, you can follow the challenge on Pinterest and pin your favorite recipes. Check it out over at the Weeknight Wins by Sauté Express® Sauté Starter Pinterest Board. Plus, each week there will be a sweepstakes to enter. Yay!
Do you know how I deal with feeding picky eaters? I yell at them and then throw them out of my house.

Duh.

I mean… just kidding.

Only some of them get kicked out.

I deal with picky eaters with CHEESE. Oh, and pasta.

It always works! I have no idea why every kid loves cheesy noodles, but somehow it’s embedded in their DNA to love all things Italian. Is that just a “my family” thing? I don’t think so. Anyways, I made some Italian Herb Baked Cheesy Tortellini using the Italian Herb Sauté Express® Sauté Starter and got it done in 30 minutes! It was cheesy, delicious and super filling! My 4-year-old gobbled it up!
Here’s how you make it:

First things first. Get some water boiling for that tortellini! It’ll only take two minutes to cook, but you want to give the water a head start. Pretend I took a picture of that. ANYWAY, now you can start out with some Italian Herb Sauté Express® Sauté Starter…

Four little squares to be exact! Get those melting into your pan over medium heat.

Add in some diced onion and sauté for 3 minutes.

Next add your zucchini and cook for another 3 minutes.

You’re going to want to cook off some cheese tortellini at some point too. 

Back to the sauce. Add in a can of petite diced tomatoes and salt and pepper if you’d like. Since all the flavoring is in the Sauté Express Sauté Starter, I just added a tiny bit of salt! Easy peasy! No messing around with bottles of basil or oregano! See what I mean about one-stop shop?

Ok, so once your sauce has cooked down and the veggies are tender, stir in that cooked tortellini with some shaved parmesan cheese.

Then top the whole thing with a healthy layer of mozzarella and place under the broiler.

Two minutes later and dinner is done!

Hello cheesy goodness!

So yummy, you guys!! 

Feel free to top with more cheese and a little parsley if you want to be fancy.So, in about 30 minutes, I had this dinner on the table! Not too shabby if I say so myself! My husband and I loved it and through a little convincing so did my 4-year-old! {The layer of melty cheese won her over.}

Here’s the printable! Enjoy!

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Italian Herb Baked Cheese Tortellini

Cheese Tortellini dish comes together in a snap with a little Sauté Express Sauté Starter! Found in the dairy section at your local grocer.

servings 4 servings

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 lb cheese tortellini fresh or frozen
• ▢ 4 cubes Italian Herb Saute Express Saute Starter
• ▢ 1 medium onion diced
• ▢ 2 small zucchini diced
• ▢ 14.5 oz petite diced tomatoes 1 can
• ▢ salt and pepper to taste
• ▢ 1/2 cup shaved parmesan cheese
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
• ▢ parsley for garnish optional

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Instructions

• Bring large pot of water to boil. While waiting for water to boil, prep veggies. Heat deep skillet over medium heat and saute onion, 3 minutes. Stir in zucchini and cook another 3 minutes until onions and zucchini are tender. Salt water and cook tortellini according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
• Stir tomatoes, salt and pepper into softened veggies. Simmer lightly for 5 minutes. Stir in cooked tortellini and parmesan cheese. Sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese and place under broiler until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 590kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 1097mg | Potassium: 539mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 720IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 571mg | Iron: 5mg

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Cheese Tortellini

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Sauté Express^® Sauté Starter. This blog post is sponsored by Land O’Lakes. All opinions are my own.