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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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