There’s nothing better than coming home to the cheesiest tortellini ever, and yes, it’s easily made right in the crockpot!
4.5 stars (9 ratings)
Ingredients
1tablespoonolive oil
1poundground beef
1onion, diced
2clovesgarlic, minced
128-ounce can crushed tomatoes
110-ounce can diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
½teaspoondried oregano
½teaspoondried basil
¼teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes, optional
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
19-ounce package refrigerated three cheese tortellini
1cupshredded mozzarella cheese
½cupshredded cheddar cheese
2tablespoonschopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef, onion and garlic. Cook until beef has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
Place ground beef mixture, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes and green chiles, oregano, basil and red pepper flakes into a slow cooker; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir until well combined.
Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours.
Uncover and stir in tortellini; top with cheeses. Cover and cook on low heat for an additional 15-30 minutes, or until tender.
Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.