Cheese tortellini in a creamy tomato rose sauce.

Ingredients

  • Sausage (amount not specified)
  • 1 large onion, diced small
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped garlic
  • 1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 qt heavy cream (use less if desired)
  • 4 ounces tomato sauce
  • 1 cup grated Asiago cheese
  • 1 bag loose leaf spinach
  • 6 qts. of water
  • 2 pounds tortellini

Steps

  1. Saute sausage in a large saucepan until meat is brown, breaking it up as it cooks.
  2. Remove the meat from the pan and reserve the liquid from sausage in pan.
  3. Add onions, garlic and mushrooms to the pan and cook the liquid out, 8-10 minutes over med heat.
  4. Add the sausage back into mixture.
  5. Add cream and stir it until it comes to a boil.
  6. Continue cooking over a medium heat, stirring frequently to make sure nothing sticks, and reduce sauce by one-third.
  7. Add the tomato sauce and stir.
  8. Add the Asiago cheese and spinach and bring sauce to a simmer, stirring until blended.
  9. In a separate pot, bring 6 quarts of water to a boil.
  10. Add 2 pounds of prepared tortellini and cook until done.
  11. Drain tortellini and put in a serving bowl.
  12. Pour sauce over tortellini, mix to coat the pasta and serve.