Hearty Tortellini “Lasagna" - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 lbs ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs turkey
    1 tablespoon roasted garlic grapeseed oil
    1 tablespoon spices (Wildtree Hot & Spicy Fra Diavolo Blend)
    1 tablespoon crushed garlic
    28 ounces crushed tomatoes
    6 ounces tomato paste
    2 tablespoons spices (Wildtree Hot & Spicy Fra Diavolo Blend)
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    16 ounces o frozen 3 cheese tortellini
    8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 400.
    Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef or turkey, grapeseed oil, 1 T fra diavolo blend and garlic to skillet.
    Brown approximately 5-7 minutes. Drain off any excess grease from the ground beef.
    Add the tomato sauce bag contents to the ground beef skillet. Stir. Simmer uncovered approx 7-8 minutes.
    In a 2 quart casserole pan, layer tomato meat sauce, frozen tortellini (yes, bake from frozen!), and mozzarella cheese, finishing with a layer of tomato sauce and then cheese. Bake COVERED at 400 for approx 30 minutes, or until center of lasagna is hot. Uncover and cook an additional 5-7 minutes to slightly brown the cheese on top.
    Serve with salad and garlic bread.

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