Directions
- 1Brown the ground beef in a frying pan and break it up with a meat mallet.
- 2Season the ground beef with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- 3In parallel, bring a pot of salted water to a boil for the tortellini.
- 4Once the ground beef is cooked, use paper towels held with tongs to soak up excess oil.
- 5Add one and a half jars of Rao's Homemade Marinara sauce to the ground beef.
- 6Add a full block of cream cheese to the meat sauce.
- 7Stir the cream cheese into the sauce until it melts and combines fully.
- 8Add the family-size three cheese tortellini to the boiling salted water and cook according to package instructions (5 minutes).
- 9Place the cooked and strained tortellini into a baking dish.
- 10Carefully pour the meat sauce on top of the tortellini.
- 11Give the mixture a good stir to combine everything.
- 12Slice the block of mozzarella cheese into rounds.
- 13Top the dish with the mozzarella cheese slices.
- 14Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes at 350°F (175°C) to melt the cheese.
- 15For the last couple of minutes, put the broiler on to make the cheese a little crispy.
- 16Serve and optionally add red pepper flakes.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- 1.5 jars Rao's Homemade Marinara sauce
- 1 block cream cheese
- 20 oz three cheese tortellini (family size)
- mozzarella cheese
- red pepper flakes
Equipment
meat malletfrying panpottongsspoonbaking dishknifecutting boardovencolander
Tips
- Use a meat mallet to break up the ground beef easily.
- Drain excess oil from ground beef using paper towels.
- Stir the cream cheese into the sauce until fully combined.
- Cook tortellini according to package instructions (usually 5 minutes).
- Broil the dish for the last few minutes to make the cheese crispy.
- Optionally, top with Parmesan cheese before serving.
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