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     Title: One-Pot Tortellini With Meat Sauce
Categories: Pasta, Cheese, Pork
     Yield: 4 Servings

     4 cl Garlic; peeled
     2 tb Extra-virgin olive oil
     2 tb Tomato paste
     1 lb Hot or sweet Italian
          - sausage
    28 oz Can whole or crushed
          - tomatoes
          Salt & pepper
     1 lb Cheese tortellini; no need
          - to thaw
          Parmesan; fine grated,
          - to serve
     4 oz Mozzarella; grated (optional)

 Finely grate the garlic into a large Dutch oven or skillet. Add the
 olive oil and tomato paste and set over medium-high heat. When it
 sizzles, stir until the oil is a rusty red, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the
 sausage, breaking it into small pieces. Cook, stirring
 occasionally, until the sausage is starting to crisp, 8 to
 10 minutes.

 Stir in the tomatoes. (If using whole tomatoes, break them up with
 your spoon.) Season with salt and pepper and scrape up the browned
 bits from the bottom of the pot. Simmer over medium until
 thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.

 Stir in the tortellini, cover and cook until tender, 7 to
 10 minutes, stirring halfway through and scraping any that might be
 stuck to the bottom of the pot. If the sauce looks dry, add 1/4 c
 water. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve topped with
 Parmesan.

 If you'd like a melted-cheese top like a baked pasta, heat the
 broiler with a rack in the upper 3rd of the oven. Sprinkle the
 tortellini with the mozzarella. Broil until melted and browned in
 spots, 2 to 4 minutes.

 Recipe by Ali Slagle

 Recipe FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com

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