Easy Beef, Tomato, and Spinach Tortellini

This super Easy Beef, Tomato, & Spinach Tortellini is the perfect kid-pleasing 20 minute weeknight dinner recipe! Enjoy. 🙂

Surprise! It’s a bonus belated Sunday Scratchups recipe on Tuesday, because I also wanted to tell you about this Easy Beef, Tomato, and Spinach Tortellini that I threw together with some of the ground beef I needed to use up this week.

More ground beef, of course, disappeared into the taco zucchini boats I told you about the other day… then just as quickly disappeared into my family.

So why is this easy beef, tomato, and spinach tortellini recipe a keeper? Let me count the ways…

1. It can be on your table in about 20 minutes start to finish, making it a great weeknight dinner option.
2. It’s a great alternative if you like all the trappings of pasta, but want less of a heavy sauce.
3. It requires just one pound of ground beef, yet is super meaty and satisfying.
4. It’s a great way to use some of your fresh garden tomatoes in season.
5. And… it’s darn tasty!

Still not convinced? Here’s reason number six: It’s just really pretty. 😉

Easy Beef, Tomato, and Spinach Tortellini

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1.5 tsp minced garlic (or 3 cloves, chopped)
1 Tbsp chopped yellow onion
4-5 tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
Sea salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
9-10 oz refrigerated three cheese tortellini, cooked per package directions
1 cup shredded Parmesan
5 oz fresh baby spinach

Directions

Cook tortellini to package directions, drain, and reserve.

Meanwhile, brown ground beef, garlic, and onion in a large skillet over medium heat until beef is completely cooked through.

Drain beef, then stir in tomatoes, spices, and Parmesan.

Cook the beef, tomato, and Parmesan mixture over medium heat for five minutes, then wilt in spinach. Once spinach is completely wilted, stir in cooked tortellini, heat through, and serve immediately.

Optional: Top with additional Parmesan and fresh chopped parsley.

The tomatoes and Parmesan make their own sauce

That’s it — You don’t need to add any more sauce; the fresh tomatoes and Parmesan suffice to make their own light sauce in this flavorful 20 minute beef, tomato, and spinach tortellini skillet recipe. You get your protein, veggies, and pasta all together in one simple dish — what more could you ask for in a quick weeknight dinner? Fresh tomatoes and spinach are also so much more flavorful than the canned and frozen ingredients you often see in beef-spinach-tomato pasta recipes.

(By the way, this ALDI tortellini is a great item to stock in your fridge as the foundation for any number of easy weeknight dinner ideas!)

Easy Beef, Tomato, and Spinach Tortellini, printable recipe

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