Description
This Creamy Garlic Butter Beef Tortellini with Italian Sausage & Spinach is rich, hearty, and full of flavor. Tender cheese tortellini is coated in a luscious garlic butter cream sauce, paired with juicy beef, savory sausage, and fresh spinach for a comforting pasta dinner you’ll want to make again and again.
Ingredients
1 pound cheese tortellini
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound Italian sausage
3 cups fresh spinach
4 tablespoons butter
4 cloves garlic minced
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup Parmesan cheese grated
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and Italian sausage, breaking them apart with a spatula. Cook until browned and fully cooked, about 6–8 minutes. Drain excess fat and set the meats aside.
2. In the same skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Stir in the spinach and cook until wilted, about 2–3 minutes.
3. Pour in the heavy cream and stir well, letting it simmer for 3–4 minutes. Add grated Parmesan cheese and season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Stir until the cheese melts and the sauce thickens slightly.
4. While the sauce simmers, cook the cheese tortellini in a separate pot of salted boiling water according to package instructions. Drain and reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
5. Return the cooked beef and sausage to the skillet with the sauce. Add the drained tortellini and gently toss to coat, adding reserved pasta water a little at a time if the sauce needs loosening.
6. Serve hot, garnished with extra Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
For a lighter version, use half-and-half instead of heavy cream.
You can swap the beef and sausage for ground turkey or chicken.
Add a splash of pasta water at the end to keep the sauce silky if it thickens too much.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate (about 1/6 of recipe)
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 780 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg
Keywords: creamy tortellini, beef pasta, Italian sausage recipes