# 5 Ingredient Lazy Mom Tortellini Bake

This recipe is a cheesy, protein-packed tortellini bake made with five simple ingredients.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- 1.5 jars Rao's marinara sauce
- 1 block cream cheese
- 1 family size Buitoni three cheese tortellini
- 1 block mozzarella cheese

## Instructions

1. Brown 2 pounds of ground beef in a frying pan. Add salt, pepper, and a little garlic powder.
2. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
3. Drain some of the grease from the browned ground beef using a paper towel and tongs.
4. Add 1.5 jars of Rao's marinara sauce to the ground beef.
5. Add 1 block of cream cheese to the ground beef and marinara sauce, stirring to combine.
6. Cook the Buitoni three cheese tortellini in the boiling water for 5 minutes.
7. Strain the cooked tortellini and place it in a baking dish.
8. Pour the meat sauce over the tortellini.
9. Top with slices of fresh mozzarella cheese.
10. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes to melt the cheese. Broil for the last couple of minutes to make it crispy.

## Equipment

- frying pan
- pot
- wooden spoon
- tongs
- baking dish
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjSnKCEU/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f659ec2d-0dc4-456e-99e4-8edbdbcdb38b
- Extracted: 2025-05-03

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