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One Pan Creamy Sun Dried Tomato & Spinach Tortellini

Thanks for joining Sarah and me for Meatless Monday today. Some days, you just need a big bowl of comfort food in the form of pasta. Am I right? In my attempt to use up some of our staples and get my pasta fix, I came up with this deliciously easy One Pan Creamy Sun Dried Tomato & Spinach Tortellini. I hope you love it as much as my family did. 

creamy sun dried tomato & spinach tortellini

One Pan Creamy Sun Dried Tomato & Spinach Tortellini

creamy sun dried tomato and spinach tortellini
Creamy sundried tomato spinach tortellini

In one of our initial “pandemic grocery sprees” I threw in a big package of cheese tortellini. Why do I not buy it more often? It’s crazy easy to make as it only has to cook for about 5 minutes before adding it to a sauce. I had also received some fresh sun dried tomatoes in my weekly vegetable box that I wanted to use up. Any dried or sun dried tomatoes in oil can also work just as well.

one pot creamy sun dried tomato and spinach tortellini

For me, spinach always goes well with tomatoes so that was a given. Looking through my pantry and fridge, I decided to use some canned diced fire roasted tomatoes for the sauce with a little vegetable broth.Since I was going all in with comfort food, I went with some half and half to give the sauce some more depth and richness. 

one pot creamy sun dried tomato & spinach tortellini

Substitutions you can make? Swap out the cheese tortellini for any type of tortellini. You could use frozen spinach or even kale. Any canned tomatoes can work all you need to do is dice them. I have not tried a dairy free creamer but I don’t see why it could not work just as well. 

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This one pan creamy sun dried tomato & spinach tortellini is ready to eat in under 30 minutes. It tastes as good as any dish you would order in an Italian restaurant. I promise your whole family will love it. I love the one pot meal clean up just as much. Really hope you enjoy this one as much as we did!

creamy sun dried tomato & spinach tortellini
Yield: 4-6

One Pan Creamy Sun Dried Tomato & Spinach Tortellini

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

one pan, easy family friendly creamy sun dried tomato and spinach tortellini. Customizable to your family's likes. Under 30 minutes to dinner. Serves 4 as a main dish and 6 as a side dish

Ingredients

  • 1/2 C sun dried tomatoes sliced
  • 1-2 garlic cloves minced
  • 6 oz fresh spinach
  • 4 C tortellini of choice
  • 2 15 oz cans of diced fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1/2 C vegetable broth
  • 1 C half and half
  • 1/2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
  • salt, pepper, red pepper to taste
  • olive oil for cooking

Instructions

  1. In a large sauce pan, bring water to boil
  2. cook tortellini until al dente and set aside
  3. in same pan, sauté garlic and sun dried tomatoes for 2-3 min
  4. add in canned tomatoes and broth bring to a boil
  5. add in pepper and red pepper
  6. fold in spinach and cook for 3-4 min
  7. reduce to low
  8. add in half and half
  9. fold in tortellini and mozzarella
  10. serve hot

Notes

leftovers can be reheated if there are any 🙂

© Deborah Brooks
Cuisine: Italian American / Category: Main Dishes-Vegetarian
one pan creamy sun dried tomato & spinach tortellini

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About Deborah Brooks

Hi I'm Deborah! I spend my days successfully raising a husband & 2 teens in the VA/DC area. I am a lover of all things running & fitness. As a life long vegetarian, I've always been passionate about healthy living & exercise. Looking for partners in crime, I started my own chapter of Moms Run This Town (MRTT) which has grown to over 700 members. I've met so many amazing women who inspire me daily to keep moving forward. You can usually find me running with my crew and training for the next crazy adventure they talked me into. I love to keep up to date on new running & fitness trends. I definitely choose my running gear based on color and love to express my fashion sense while exercising.

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  5. Maureen says

    Yum!! I love having tortellini on hand for easy dinners. Gonna need to get some sun dried tomatoes to make this.

  7. Cari says

    One pan. You speak my language! As I delve into the world of cookbooks and pinterest, I am just amazed at how many pots and pans some of these take. Even if I were at mom’s and had counter space/dishwasher I’m not sure I’d be game.
    I love that you can just make up recipes. Amazing.

    Buffalo chicken pasta is totally my comfort food pasta, but there’s also something about a bowl of alphabets or pastina with capers.

  8. Sarah says

    Looks delicious, perfect for an evening in with a glass of wine! 😉
    Isn’t it crazy the different things we bought/buy during this time and what like and wonder why we didn’t before or more often?

    • Deborah Brooks says

      Honestly, not sure how the coconut milk flavor would go. I would probably try using almond milk. Let me know if you give it a go would love to know how it turned out

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