Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2008

This was good except it was very salty, not sure why. I did not use Italian sausage, all ground beef. Otherwise, had a very good flavor and very convenient - which is always great!

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Kim M

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2008

I've made this twice this week and it's great. My wife loves it too. I only used ground pork and cheddar cheese (didn't have the others on hand). Also, I added an onion to the slow cooker and various Italian spices. I also used a different kind of pasta since I can't afford Tortellini. With all of the changes it was very simple but very good!

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Ben

Home Town: Redmond, Washington, USA

Living In: La Jolla, California, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2008

I made some major changes to this recipe, because of our families tastes. I didn't use mushrooms, and left out the chunkier tomatoes. I used all sausage instead of half sausage/half beef. This was really quick and easy, an excellent meal to make on a weeknight when time is tight. It was a different twist to regular spaghetti and had pretty good flavor.

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2008

This was awesome. My whole family loved it. I added alittle of this and alittle of that...such as...onions, green peppers, garlic, chives, parsley, basil, brown sugar, cumin, cury prowder, paprika, worcestershire souce

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

I rated this a 5 with changes. I am allergic to beef and pork =( I used chicken cooked in italian seasoning. Tomato sause plan kind and diced tomatos. Add the usual oregano, pinch of rosmary, minced garlic bay leaf touch of sugar. I don't measure seasoning but that is close. Did not have time to slow cook so I boiled the tortelli and precooked sause. Then added doubled blend of cheese half in and half on top and put it in the oven on 350 for 20-30 depending on cheese type. I guess this is no longer the recipe I started with but it used most of my leftovers.

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COURTNEY77700

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2008

My husband and I liked this recipe, though I think I'll try something else the next time I make tortellini. I added garlic and onions to the meat and substituted 8 oz. of fresh mushrooms (sauted with meat when the meat was nearly done) for the canned mushrooms. I used a whole can of roasted garlic pasta sauce (24 oz.) instead of the marinara sauce. Overall, it was very easy to put together and tasted pretty good.

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Sheri S.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Novato, California, USA

Living In: Beaverton, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2007

This turned out to be one of the best meals I ever made. Here are my adjustments: 1 lb ground turkey browned with a clove of garlic, 1 cup chopped turkey pepperoni, 1 jar Ragu Italian Sausage flavored sauce, 1 can Italian Style stewed tomatoes (I blend smooth), 1 Tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp Ital seasoning. I cooked 2 pkgs of the frozen cheese tortellini then put into 13x9 pan. I just didn't have time for the crockpot this particular day. Added some cheese, then poured over the sauce and mixed through and topped with more cheese. Bake till cheese melts, which is only 5-10 min. Fantastic! Better than any other Italian dish I have ever made. And easy, too.

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Chris H

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Freeburg, Illinois, USA

Living In: Belleville, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2007

oh my gosh!!!!!! GOOD

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Kirstin

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

Living In: Morrow, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2007

I made this for a board meeting that I was attending and everyone wanted the recipe. The tortellini came out just perfect and instead of jar sauce I used some that I had made previously and frozen. I added uncooked sausage links at directly into the sauce and before I added the pasta I broke the sausage up.

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2007

This recipe was delicious. My family loves meat so I added about 3lbs of hamburger, used the cheap can of Hunts Traditional Spaghetti Sauce, some dice garlic, and a 1/2 bag of onions, red and green peppers. I used 20 ozs of tortellini. I served it with Garlic Bread and a Salad (at least we had one healthy thing). Boy was this good.

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2007

This is so good and so easy. I love how I can start it in the morning, and it only takes a few minutes of work at the end. I doubled the recipe, and changed it a little by adding a sauteed onion, a few cloves of garlic, about a teaspoon of brown sugar, and two small drained cans of sliced black olives. Then at the end, before I added the cheese, on top I added a pound of frozen chopped spinach. I used one cup each of cheddar, monterey jack, and mozzerella cheese on top of that. I will definitely be making this again.

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Hope

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Home Town: Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2007

This recipe is fantastic! The only changes I made were that I used fresh mushrooms instead of canned and I also added fresh garlic and green peppers. I will definately make this again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2007

My family really enjoyed this recipe. We have pasta once a week and this was a quick way to use tortellini! To make this dish quicker, I substituted ground sage sausage. To cut back on calories, I served the two cheeses in additional dishes for everyone to top with the kind they liked.

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Home Town: Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Living In: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2007

I used Trader Joes simple italian tomato sauce starter and then added one can of italian style diced tomatoes and one can of regular diced tomatoes. I also used browned and drained italian turkey sausage. I substituted whole wheat spaghetti for the tortellini and put roasted red peppers in at the end with the spaghetti. This is the only way I will eat spaghetti from now on - the kids and hubby loved it too.

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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2007

A+++++++++++ So delicious, yet so easy! I can't think of any recipe that I have made that is so easy yet so delicious. I love to make this for potlucks and other events. I always get compliments. I usually tell people how to make it because it's one of the few recipes I know by heart!

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2007

This was great! I made a couple of modifications based on other reviewer: added one finely diced onion, extra can of mushrooms, added a generous amount of garlic, oregano and dried Italian seasoning. Also, instead of adding the cheese to the slow cooker, I just put the sauce/tortellini in a glass baking dish and browned the cheese on top in the oven. I doubled this recipe and saved the extra sauce in the freezer. This will become a regular recipe for us - it was easy and delicious! Thanks for sending it in!

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