The Recipe: Inspired by an ad in Real Simple magazine for Hillshire Farms sausage in which the recipe for Chicken Alfredo is modified to show how much easier it is to cook with sausage. I fell for it. And it turned out to be totally completely true.
The Food: Sausage, tortellini, and alfredo sauce. That's pretty much all there is to it.
What You Need:
2 T butter
1 package of beef smoked sausage (this is a good choice)
1 jar alfredo sauce (I like Classico brand, specifically the Roasted Red Pepper variety)
1 family size package of dried quick-cooking tortellini (I used Barilla)
Your Turn:
Cook the tortellini in a large pot of water, according to directions on the package.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
Chop the sausage into 1/4 inch thick medallions. Add to skillet and saute about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned.
Pour jar of alfredo sauce over sausage and stir to combine. Turn heat to low and let simmer until tortellini is done.
Add tortellini to the skillet and stir gently to combine. Let cook another 5 minutes to blend flavors.
Optional: You can dump everything into a casserole dish and pop it in the oven at about 300. This worked for me because the meal was done before we were ready to eat it. The oven kept it ready-to-eat until we were ready.
Serve with chilled caesar salads.
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