Baked Tortellini with Tomato Sauce and Cheese
Baked Tortellini with Tomato Sauce and Cheese is a comforting Italian-inspired pasta dish featuring small, ring-shaped tortellini filled with meat or cheese, baked in a rich tomato sauce and topped with melted mozzarella and Parmesan. It's a popular weeknight or family meal that transforms simple ingredients into a hearty, bubbly casserole.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This dish is typically high in carbohydrates from the pasta, with significant fat and protein from the cheese filling and toppings. A standard serving provides around 400-600 calories, along with calcium from the cheese and lycopene from the tomato sauce.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 450 kcal |
| Protein | 22 g |
| Carbs | 48 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Sodium | 950 mg |
| Calcium | 350 mg |
| Iron | 3.5 mg |
| Potassium | 400 mg |
| Vitamin A | 450 IU |
| Vitamin C | 10 mg |
| Vitamin D | 15 IU |
| Phosphorus | 250 mg |
| Selenium | 25 mcg |
Per 1 cup (240 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Tortellini's distinctive navel shape is legendary in Italy, with one folk tale claiming it was inspired by the navel of Venus, the goddess of love. Nutritionally, baking it with cheese creates a satisfying meal where the lycopene in the tomato sauce becomes more bioavailable when cooked with a little fat.
