This Tortellini Lasagne pasta recipe is ready in just 10 minutes. Meet a new favourite shortcut dinner when time is tight.
If you love pasta (who doesn’t?) and find yourself reaching for the same old dishes on those plate-spinning days when people are running in and out of the door at different times, you need this Tortellini Lasagne idea.
Is it really a lasagne? No. Is it layered pasta with tomato sauce and cheese on top? Kind of. Is it ready in 10 minutes for a fuss-free, super-fast feast? Oh YES! It’s also really delicious, and tastes as though far more effort has gone into it than really has.
Why you’ll love this recipe
⭐️ Speedy, simple dinner
⭐️ Satisfying and hearty
⭐️ Inexpensive ingredients
About this Tortellini recipe
I love it when I find a new budget meal that’s easy but pleases everyone at dinnertime because it’s a bit different and has loads of flavour.
The ingredients are simple and cheap too, so you can have them in the cupboard ready for busy days or even weekends when you can’t be bothered to cook.
Other shortcut meals for when the day calls for it that are similar to this (and that I also love) are my Quick Chicken Tacos, Naan Bread Pizzas and Halloumi Burgers – all huge treats, delicious, quick and total cheats!
What you’ll need
- Tortellini – I used 2 x 250g packs
- Spinach
- Mozzarella
- Passata
- Garlic powder
- Oregano
- Honey
- Tomato puree
- Salt and pepper
Substitutions
- Fresh pasta – This is a vegetarian recipe but if you’d prefer some meat, you can just choose a different tortellini filling in the supermarket (eg. ham and cheese, chicken and bacon).
Leftovers
In the fridge You can keep this recipe in the fridge for 3 days, although bear in mind this might be a little mushy as fresh pasta is more delicate.
Top tip
Type of tortellini
You can use the dry or fresh fridge kind from the supermarket. I use 2 x 250g packs of Spinach and Ricotta Tortellini.
FAQ
You can serve this up on its own for ease, but if you’d prefer to add some sides, stick to a simple green side salad and perhaps some garlic bread.
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Spinach and Ricotta Tortellini Lasagne {10 Minute Meal}
Ingredients
- 500 g Tortellini I used 2 x 250g packs
- 240 g Spinach
- 150 g Mozzarella
For the sauce:
- 500 g Passata
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 2 tsp Oregano
- 3 tsp Honey
- 2 tbsp Tomato puree
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to HIGH.
- In a large pan of salted boiling water cook the tortellini according to pack instructions (usually 5 minutes).
- Mix up the sauce ingredients.
- 1 minute before the end of the pasta cooking time, add the spinach to the boiling water. Drain the pasta and spinach (make sure you drain well so that the finished dish isn't watery).
- Put the pasta and spinach into a shallow casserole dish or roasting tin, pour over the sauce, cover with the mozzarella.
- Pop under the grill for 5 minutes until golden.
Rebecca says
Hello. Just want to say I love your recipes. Each week I aim to include at least one new one into our meal plan. It keeps things fresh and a way to taste new flavours. So thank you for taking your time to create this platform.
Could I please ask – I brought a bag a of frozen spinach in a BLW haze. Could this be used in the recipe?
Sarah Barnes says
Yes Rebecca, just will need a little longer cooking. Thanks for your kind words 🙂
Rebecca says
Could I use frozen Spinach for this recipe
Sarah Barnes says
Yes! It will just take longer to boil in with the pasta so add it earlier.
Katie says
I am intolerant to honey, what could I use instead? Thanks
Sarah Barnes says
I’d just replace with some sugar Katie 🙂
Mandy says
Wat Tortellini filling type do you use in recipe
Sarah Barnes says
Mine was spinach and ricotta but whichever you fancy is good.
Louise Bond says
Made this tonight, so much nicer than the pasta with a tub of sauce. Felt like I’d made an effort when in reality it was a quick and easy dinner. Even MrB could make this 🙂 Great praise from those eating it too. Thank you!
Hannah says
Delicious! Didn’t drain well enough but will know to do that next time!!
Jayce says
Fantastic, so quick and my 13 year old ate spinach without complaint! Thank you for the work you pit in to make our lives easier.
Sarah Barnes says
So happy it was a help, thanks for the lovely comment xx
Ali says
Lovely simple dish, will definitely have this again! 🙂
Kirsty says
Very scrumpy. I added the spinach to the sauce uncooked which was purely by mistake but still worked really well. The sauce is delicious!
Kirsty says
Very scrummy. I added the spinach to the sauce uncooked which was purely by mistake but still worked really well. The sauce is delicious!
Trev says
A great quick meal. I was pleasantly surprised by this meal. It was actually really tasty and felt so much more of a meal than the filled pasta on its own, kids loved it too.. Such a great one to have tucked away for super speedy meals. Thanks!