Lazy Mom's 5-Ingredient Dinner
Directions
- 1Start by browning 2 pounds of ground beef in a pan, breaking it up with a meat mallet.
- 2Season the ground beef with salt, pepper, and garlic powder while it cooks.
- 3While the beef is cooking, 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.
- 5Mix in one and a half jars of your favorite pasta sauce (Rao's Homemade Marinara is recommended) with the cooked ground beef.
- 6Add a full block of cream cheese to the meat sauce and stir until it melts and combines fully.
- 7Add the family-size three-cheese tortellini to the boiling salted water and cook according to package instructions (about 5 minutes).
- 8Place the cooked and strained tortellini into a baking dish.
- 9Carefully pour the meat sauce on top of the tortellini in the baking dish.
- 10Give the tortellini and sauce a good stir to combine everything.
- 11Top the dish with sliced block mozzarella cheese (or shredded mozzarella).
- 12Pop the dish in the oven for about 20 minutes at 350°F (175°C) to melt the cheese on top.
- 13For the last couple of minutes, put the broiler on to make the cheese slightly crispy.
- 14Serve and optionally add red pepper flakes or Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- 1.5 jars Rao's Homemade Marinara pasta sauce
- 1 block cream cheese
- Buitoni Three Cheese Tortellini (Family Size)
- mozzarella cheese
- red pepper flakes
- Parmesan cheese
Equipment
meat malletpanpotpaper towelstongswooden spoonknifecutting boardbaking dishoven
Tips
- Use a meat mallet for breaking up ground meat faster.
- Drain excess oil from ground beef using paper towels.
- Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes at 350°F.
- For a crispier cheese topping, broil for the last couple of minutes.
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