# One Pot "Stick of Butter" Tortellini

This is a rich and flavorful one-pot tortellini dish made with a full stick of garlic and herb butter, beef broth, heavy cream, cream cheese, cheese tortellini, and Italian sausage.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 stick garlic & herb butter
- Italian sausage
- black pepper
- onion powder
- Italian seasoning
- red pepper flakes
- garlic powder
- 1.5 cup reduced sodium beef broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces whipped garlic & herb cream cheese
- 24 ounces cheese tortellini
- 1 cup grated Parmesan
- fresh basil

## Instructions

1. Melt the garlic and herb butter in a pan.
2. Remove the casing from the Italian sausage and cut it into small pieces.
3. Cook the Italian sausage pieces through in the pan.
4. Set the cooked sausage aside.
5. Add black pepper, onion powder, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes (optional), and garlic powder to the melted butter.
6. Stir the seasonings into the butter.
7. Add 1.5 cups of reduced sodium beef broth to the pan.
8. Add 1 cup of heavy cream to the pan.
9. Add 4 ounces of whipped garlic and herb cream cheese to the pan.
10. Add 24 ounces of cheese tortellini to the pan.
11. Bring the mixture to a simmer, cover with a lid, and stir every few minutes for 10 minutes until the tortellini plump up.
12. Add about a cup of grated Parmesan and fresh basil to the pan.
13. Stir in the Parmesan and fresh basil.
14. Add the cooked Italian sausage back into the pan.
15. Stir the sausage into the tortellini mixture.
16. Kill the heat and let the dish thicken.
17. Serve the tortellini.

## Equipment

- pan
- knife
- cutting board
- spatula
- measuring cup
- lid
- plate

## Tips

- Red pepper flakes are optional.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer, cover with a lid, and stir every few minutes until the tortellini plump up, which should take about 10 minutes.
- Kill the heat and let the mixture thicken.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-11-10

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