Hello Fresh Tortellini Gratin

I love Hello Fresh recipes! I always like to save my favorites and try to adjust the ingredients to see if they can be made again successfully. This one was easy to do just that. These are my edits to accommodate what I keep on hand or can regularly find at the grocery store.

Ingredients: 

 

12 oz Cheese Tortellini

1lb Ground Beef

28oz Crushed Tomatoes

1 Yellow Onion

1 tsp Minced Garlic (2 cloves Fresh)

½ tsp Dried Basil (0.5oz Fresh)

2 TBSP Sour Cream

½ cup Panko Breadcrumbs

5 oz Spinach

¼ cup Parmesan Cheese

4 tsp Olive Oil

Salt

Pepper

 

Directions:

Preheat broiler to high. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Halve, peel, and dice onion. If using fresh, mince 2 cloves garlic and finely chop basil leaves.

Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large, tall-sided pan over medium-high heat. (TIP: If you have an ovenproof pan, use it instead. I use my Dutch Oven) Add onions and garlic, and toss until softened, 4-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Add beef and break up into pieces until browned, 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add crushed tomatoes, basil, and 1 cup water. Stir and reduce to a low simmer until thickened, 4-5 minutes. Season generously with salt and pepper.

Add tortellini to boiling water. Cook until tender, 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile, combine panko, Parmesan cheese, a large drizzle of olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper in a small bowl.

Remove tortellini from water with a slotted spoon and incorporate into beef mixture with spinach and 2 TBSP sour cream. Stir gently until spinach wilts. (TIP: If using a smaller pan, you may want to add spinach a little at a time.) If your pan is not ovenproof, transfer mixture to a large baking dish.

Sprinkle breadcrumbs over tortellini, and broil until browned, about 2 minutes (keep an eye on it!). Serve right out of pan and enjoy!

 

I use my 6-quart Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven when I make this, and it fills it halfway. In the past I have used a 2.5-quart Corningware and baked it at 400 instead of broiling. If items are not something in your kitchen really transferring to any 9x13 baking dish would work just fine.