Creamy Sausage Tortellini with Spinach, dry white wine and Parmesan is ready in 20 minutes!. Whether you use this for a quick midweek meal or a weekend indulgence, this classic Italian recipe will have your guests or picky eaters asking for seconds!
Creamy Sausage Tortellini is the perfect pasta for a simple weeknight dinner! This traditional Italian recipe includes plenty of vegetables: spinach, tomatoes; good quality protein: Italian sausage; and of course carbs - THE tortellini.
What is Tortellini
Tortellini is a type of ring-shaped, stuffed pasta, traditionally from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, particularly Bologna and Modena. It's typically filled with a meat, cheese, or Ricotta.
In Italy, tortellini are very small, filled with a combination of finely minced pork, Mortadella, Parmigiano Reggiano, and nutmeg. They are served in broth. In United States, they are mostly filled with Ricotta and are usually found in the frozen foods isle.
Why you'll love Creamy Sausage Tortellini
- One skillet cooking can't get much easier than this. You can boil tortellini like dried pasta, or you can simmer it with a sauce in a pan! Which is exactly what I did in this recipe. So easy!
- Quick and easy. So the next time you're worried about how to get a delicious meal on the table during a hectic dinner time, simply use cheese tortellini recipe! With spinach and sausage - very few ingredients, very little time and dinner is ready almost instantly.
Key Ingredients
- Olive oil - I always use extra virgin olive oil for my Creamy Sausage Tortellini recipe.
- Dry white wine - Use Pinot Grigio or Pinot Noir. If you love cooking with wine at home, you might also like this Chicken Pesto Pasta.
- Italian Sausage
- Tortellini
- Heavy Cream
- Spinach - While these basic ingredients are great, I also like to add spinach and plenty of seasoning to make tortellini sauce taste even better since it is easy to make and perfect with your favorite tortellini pasta!
- Parmesan
- Sea salt - I recommend to add at least ½ teaspoon of sea salt as my recipe indicates. If you are using regular salt, add 1 teaspoon.
How to make Creamy Sausage Tortellini
- Heat oil in a large or deep skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic, cook for 5 minutes or until light and softened.
- Squeeze the sausage from the end of the link to remove it from its casing and add directly into the pan. Turn heat up to high cook, breaking it up as your go, until browned.
- The sauce itself is really simple and flavorful, with the white wine, heavy cream and tomatoes, which is pretty perfect ingredient combination for a pasta recipe. To make sauce add white wine wine. Bring to simmer and cook for 1 minute, scraping the bottom of the pot, until the alcohol smell is gone.
- Next add broth, tomatoes, cream, and tortellini to the skillet. Stir to combine. Increase heat and bring to a boil.
- Cover, bring to a simmer so it bubbles gently. Cook for 15 minutes until tortellini are tender and heated through. Taste the sauce and add plenty of salt and pepper to taste.
- Lastly, you will add your Parmesan cheese right before serving tortellini.
Tips on making Creamy Sausage Tortellini
- Add wine right after cooking your sausage to allow the alcohol to evaporate.
- Parsley when chopped adds a nice earthy flavor to the dish.
- Extra Parmesan - Sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese on top of each plate before serving Creamy Sausage Tortellini.
More delicious sausage recipes
- Mexican Chorizo and Potatoes
- Sausage Stuffed Parmesan Spaghetti Squash
- Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Easy Vodka Sauce and Sausage Pasta
- Creamy Cajun Chicken and Smoked Sausage Pasta
Sausage and Tortellini in Creamy White Wine Sauce
Everyone needs an easy to make sausage and tortellini recipe cooked in one pot!
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup red onion (chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lb. Italian sausage
- ½ cup white wine
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- 14.5 oz. diced tomatoes
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 12 oz. tortellini fresh or frozen
- ½ tsp. sea salt and black pepper each (add more if desired)
- 2 cups baby spinach
- ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese (shredded)
- 1 tablespoon Parsley (chopped)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large or deep skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic, cook for 5 minutes or until light and softened.
- Squeeze the sausage from the end of the link to remove it from its casing and add directly into the pan. Turn heat up to high cook, breaking it up as your go, until browned.
- Add white wine wine. Bring to simmer and cook for 1 minute, scraping the bottom of the pot, until the alcohol smell is gone.
- Next add broth, tomatoes, cream, and tortellini to the skillet. Stir to combine. Increase heat and bring to a boil.
- Cover, bring to a simmer so it bubbles gently. Cook for 15 minutes until tortellini are tender and heated through. Taste the sauce and add plenty of salt and pepper to taste.
- Add spinach and stir until softened and wilted.
- Serve with shredded Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley.
Calories: 857kcal
Nutrition Facts
Sausage and Tortellini in Creamy White Wine Sauce
Amount per Serving
Calories
857
% Daily Value*
Fat
57
g
88
%
Saturated Fat
22
g
138
%
Cholesterol
159
mg
53
%
Sodium
1635
mg
71
%
Potassium
710
mg
20
%
Carbohydrates
48
g
16
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
6
g
7
%
Protein
31
g
62
%
Vitamin A
1965
IU
39
%
Vitamin C
22.8
mg
28
%
Calcium
225
mg
23
%
Iron
5.2
mg
29
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Liliana says
I made this last night for my family. It was very easy to make and came out delicious!
I used hot sausage links and cut them into discs instead of having small sausage crumbles in the sauce. And added about 1/2-1 tsp of hot chili pepper paste into the sauce for added kick.
This dish was excellent! Quick and easy. I will definitely be making this again! Thank you
Olya says
My pleasure, Liliana! Sounds like you nailed the recipe with the sausage discs:)!
Karla K says
Made this and the family loves it! Used a Sauvignon blanc as hadn’t read previous comments prior to going to store and worked great. Next time I’m going to add some sun dried tomatoes just to add another element. Rates right up there with Olive Garden - Delish!
Olya says
I am glad you thought it was as good as Olive Garden! Thank you!
Victoria Moen says
Excellent Recipe! Followed as is but substituted for beef smoked sausage and added some fresh mushrooms to the sauté. I’ll be walking it over to my neighbor’s house for a potluck dinner in a few minutes, can’t wait to share!
Olya says
Victoria, I am so happy you've made this for the potluck! Great idea!
Haley says
This was really good, thank you. We just made it. I used chorizo instead of Italian sausage as that is what I had on hand, but other than that I followed your recipe to the letter, which I almost never do. I find the majority of recipes need major tweaking but this one did not. I was looking for a recipe that used both white wine and heavy cream and I found it! Will be checking out some more of your recipes. Happy holidays.
Olga says
That’s so great to hear – thanks so much. Happy holidays as well!
Sarah Harris says
Any recommendations on the type of white wine to use?
Olga says
I would definitely use Pinot Grigio. Or, Chardonnay would be my second choice.
Katie says
We tried it Saturday and it was such a hit with our inlaws! Thank you!!!