This sheet pan smoked sausage tortellini is the perfect easy weeknight dish. Smoked turkey sausage, sweet peppers, onions and cheese tortellini come together for a simple but delicious dinner that takes 30 minutes. Yum!
Dinner is here!
It wouldn’t be September without a smoked sausage sheet pan meal! This smoked sausage tortellini is super easy, delicious and satisfying. It’s the ideal busy weeknight dinner when you aren’t sure what else to make.
If you’re been around for a while, you might know that Eddie and I say that my smoked sausage sheet pan meals are what I make when I don’t feel like making dinner. My easy-way-out meals. The dish I make when I want to throw everything on a pan and go!
It’s not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it’s a good thing! I can throw together a meal that we really like in minutes.
So this is like that, but with cheese tortellini. And it is DIVINE.
Let me tell you how much my family absolutely FREAKED OUT over this recipe. The first time I made it, I almost had to make a second sheet pan. It is that good.
And simple.
Embarrassingly easy!
Now here’s the thing. It is slightly high maintenance, because while the sausage and vegetables are in the oven, I’m going to make you cook the tortellini.
Sure, you could throw it right on the sheet pan. I have tried that many times. Sometimes it works great. Other times it’s dried out and not ideal. In my testing, I’ve determined that the best thing you can do is boil the tortellini for those few minutes (less than five!) and THEN toss them right on the pan.
Sure, it requires an extra pot to boil. But it’s done quickly.
And it makes the meal that much better!
Anytime I cook with smoked sausage, I think… wow, that is not pretty. This dish doesn’t look like much, but it tastes like everything. If you want to add even more color, then try the tricolor cheese tortellini.
The best part is that you can also add in any other vegetables you may love. Make it a clean out of the fridge meal; change things up based on the seasons.
It’s so simple and makes a big giant pan, which thrills us all. The leftovers are SO GOOD. They aren’t saucy, because, well… we don’t have a sauce here. But that is what I love about them. If you feel like they get too dried out in the fridge, drizzle on some olive oil when you reheat. Or better yet, also add a splash of hot water or stock.
Bottom line is that you need this meal in your life during this crazy busy hectic nutso month. I said so!
Sheet Pan Smoked Sausage Tortellini
Sheet Pan Smoked Sausage Tortellini
This sheet pan smoked sausage tortellini is the perfect easy weeknight dish. Smoked turkey sausage, sweet peppers, onions and cheese tortellini come together for a simple but delicious dinner that takes 40 minutes. Yum!
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
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Place the onions and peppers on a baking sheet. Toss with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and a big pinch of salt and pepper, along with the garlic powder. Toss well.
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Place the rounds of smoked sausage on top of the peppers and onions, kind of nestled into the sheet pan.
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Roast for 15 to 20 minutes.
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While the sausage and vegetables roast, bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the cheese tortellini according to the directions, shaving 1 minute off the cook time. Drain once it’s finished.
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Remove the pan from the oven. Add the tortellini to the sheet pan and toss well with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Sprinkle on the parmesan cheese.
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Return the pan to the oven for 10 to 15 more minutes, tossing once or twice during cook time.
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Remove the pan. Serve immediately with a sprinkling of chives and more parmesan.
DELISH.
