Description

One pot meals are a must for a busy family. Cooking and clean up are simple and quick. This main dish has it all, cheese, pasta, tomatoes, spinach and ground sausage of your choice.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground chicken, pork, or turkey sausage
• 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature, cubed
• 3 c. chicken broth
• 2 - 14.5 oz. cans Italian-style diced tomatoes, drained
• 20 oz. refrigerated cheese tortellini
• 2 c. fresh spinach, roughly chopped

Steps

1. In a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat, brown the sausage (if using sausage links, remove meat from casings). Discard excess grease.
2. Add the softened, cubed cream cheese. Stir in 3 c. chicken broth and the tomatoes; stir until the cream cheese is melted and has been distributed throughout.
3. Gently stir in the tortellini; bring to a light boil; simmer with the lid partially on to allow some steam to escape. Refer to the tortellini package for instructions as to how long it takes until al-dente. It could take as little as 4 minutes.