Even with my best efforts to destroy this recipe by buying the wrong kind of meat for it didn't ruin this one. BUT it really needs the right kind of sausage - make sure you get Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage, not just any Turkey Sausage. Regular turkey sausage will be edible, but you really want an Italian flavored sausage for this to have the right medley of tastes. Did I just type "medley of tastes"?!? Am I getting to be a foodie? lol!
1 lb Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage
16 ounces of marinara sauce
1 can diced Italian tomatoes, un-drained
4 ounce (small can) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
9 ounce package refrigerated cheese tortellini*
Cook the sausage as directed on package, then chop it into chunks. In the crock pot, combine the cooked sausage, marinara sauce, tomatoes and mushrooms. Cook on Low setting in your crock pot for 4-8 hours. 20 minutes before you want to eat, add the tortellini.
Sides: Garlic bread is good with this, or a French bread loaf, salad.
You could also make a very simple cheese tortellini with just the sauce and the refrigerated cheese tortellini. It was delicious!
*Don't use the frozen types of cheese tortellini, because it will make the sauce become too thin as the frozen food thaws in your crockpot - it will also reduce the temperature in the crock pot too much.
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