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Home » Recipes » Freezer Meals » One-Skillet Sausage Tortellini & Veggies Freezer Meal

One-Skillet Sausage Tortellini & Veggies Freezer Meal

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Chicken Sausage Pasta with Creamy Garlic Sauce is a super easy weeknight meal prepared in under 30 minutes or made ahead and stored in the freezer!

There is a white pot with a dark rim filled with pieces of chicken sausage, tortellini, corn, peas, broccoli, carrots.
This post is sponsored by Al Fresco.

Gather round, friends.

Let me tell you about my newest creation.  It’s a one-skillet, five-minute prep, fail-proof, make-ahead-and-freeze, dreamy garlic chicken sausage pasta meal.

It involves vegetables and tortellini and the most delicious chicken sausage, then gets coated with the most ridiculously good garlic cream sauce.

Oh man, it is SO good.

And yes. It is a make ahead and freeze meal, too.

In a big, white bowl holds bite-size pieces of chicken sausage, tortellini, broccoli, carrots, peas and corn in a creamy white sauce.

Make ahead freezer meals get a bad rap sometimes.

There is a white decorative bowl with pieces of chicken sausage, tortellini, corn, peas, broccoli, carrots.  Above the bowl is a fork with tortellini and a small piece of broccoli. Underneath the bowl is a blue denim napkin under the right lower side of the bowl.

I met someone new this week who asked me about my cookbook and wanted to know what the fuss was about with freezer meals. I could see her eyes start to light up when I told her how it all works. How I make these meals by prepping in the raw state, then freeze to use on busy nights.

And she was like…. Soooooo these aren’t leftover freezer-burnt-tasting meals?

And I was all like.. Heck no! I don’t usually even like leftovers myself. I prefer freshly cooked dinners that taste amazing and fresh. It’s so much more convenient to make up a bunch of meals to freeze so I can just open up the freezer and basically pick out my dinner.

There is a white decorative bowl with pieces of chicken sausage, tortellini, corn, peas, broccoli, carrots.  In the bowl is a fork spearing a tortellini and veggies. Underneath the bowl is a blue denim napkin under the right lower side of the bowl.

Of course, she got all giddy and started asking me more and more about it and by the end of the conversation she was so pumped to do freezer meals herself.

Freezer meals have that effect on people.

It’s seriously my favorite thing in the whole world when I get that excited look from people that realize how just how simple and awesome it really is to make freezer meals.

There is a white decorative bowl with pieces of chicken sausage, tortellini, corn, peas, broccoli, carrots.  The bottom of the left side is a little piece of a the metal fork.

Okay.. so let’s talk about this new awesome recipe.

It’s sooooo easy! And it only takes 15 minutes. Like from beginning to end. To prep all you’re doing is slicing, sautéing, making a quick sauce and bagging it all up!

It’s seriously the simplest of ingredients, with al fresco fulled cooked chicken sausage, frozen tortellini, some frozen veggies, and a super quick little creamy garlic sauce. And yes, the type of sausage makes a big difference in the flavor of this dish. Make sure and get the al fresco roasted pepper and asiago chicken sausage or the garlic chicken sausage. Both work great for this recipe.

There is a white pot with a blue rim with pieces of chicken sausage, tortellini, corn, peas, broccoli, carrots.  In the right hand corner is an unopened package of Al fresco roasted pepper and Asiago chicken sausage.

There’s something about this chicken sausage pasta that is so perfect… whether it’s the creamy smooth garlic sauce, or the mouth-watering bites of alfresco chicken sausage, I don’t know. It just makes me lose my flippin’ mind.

And the whole family loves it too…even the picky ones (which is all of them.) They all say, Mom, it’s really good! And I give them a cool calm nod, but inside am jumping up and down for joy. Holy wow, they like it!!

I love being a lazy dinner mom.

Don’t you as well?

Yeah… we should probably fist bump. Cause we’re in this crazy busy life together. And we GOT this.

A gallon-size ziploc bag  filled with pieces of chicken sausage, tortellini, corn, peas, broccoli, carrots.  There is a smaller ziploc bag inside with a creamy white sauce also zipped in the bag.  There are two hands holding the bag at the bottom and on the right side of the big bag.

HOW LONG WILL THIS KEEP IN THE FREEZER?

This chicken sausage pasta freezer meal recipe is best used within 4-5 months. Make sure and get as much air out of the bag as possible when sealing it to avoid freezer burn.

Garlic Chicken Sausage Pasta Skillet Freezer Meal

Chicken Sausage Pasta with Creamy Garlic Sauce and Veggies is a super easy meal prepared in under 30 minutes or made ahead and stored in the freezer!
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken sausage, easy freezer meals
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 453kcal
Author: Karrie

Ingredients

  • 12 oz Alfresco Roasted Garlic or Roasted Pepper Asiago Chicken Sausage
  • 5 cups frozen mixed vegetables including broccoli, carrots, peas and corn
  • 2 cups frozen tortellini

Garlic Sauce

  • 1 cup half-n-half
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tsp dried parsley
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp garlic salt

Instructions

  • Slice all 4 of the chicken sausages into ¼ inch sized slices. Optional: Saute sausage slices until golden brown edges appear in a skillet, then cool. 
  • In a large bowl combine sliced sausage, frozen tortellini, and frozen vegetables. Toss together to combine.
  • In a medium bowl combine half n half, olive oil, garlic, parsley and salt. Whisk to combine. 

Make It Now

  • Add frozen vegetables, tortellini and sausage to a large skillet with a lid. Add in ½ cup of water. Heat on high heat until water is boiling, then reduce heat to medium, cover and let simmer for 10 minutes. Then remove lid, add in sauce packet, increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring continuously until sauce is no longer watery, and coats the veggies and pasta like a creamy sauce. Serve immediately.

Make It a Freezer Meal

  • Transfer frozen sausage, tortellini and vegetables to a labeled gallon sized freezer safe bag. Transfer sauce mixture into a quart sized freezer safe bag. Seal both bags together, removing as much air as possible and freeze. 

Cook From Frozen

  • Add frozen vegetables, tortellini and sausage to a large skillet with a lid. Add in ½ cup of water. Heat on high heat until water is boiling, then reduce heat to medium, cover and let simmer for 10 minutes. Then remove lid, add in sauce packet, increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring continuously until sauce is no longer watery, and coats the veggies and pasta like a creamy sauce. Serve immediately. 

Nutrition

Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 1597mg | Potassium: 374mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 8045IU | Vitamin C: 17.2mg | Calcium: 132mg | Iron: 2.9mg
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Other Great Freezer Meals

  • Baked Chicken Pesto Alfredo Freezer Meal
  • Homemade Easy Lasagna
  • Stuffed Shells Freezer Meal
  • Easy Make Ahead Orange Chicken Freezer Meal
  • Slow Cooker Roast Beef French Dip Sandwich
  • Homemade Chicken Taquitos with Cilantro & Pepper-Jack Cheese

I can’t wait for you to try out this chicken sausage pasta recipe! Let me know if you love it, too!

There is a white decorative bowl with pieces of chicken sausage, tortellini, corn, peas, broccoli, carrots.  In the bowl is a fork spearing a tortellini, veggies and a piece of chicken sausage. Underneath the bowl is a blue denim napkin under the right lower side of the bowl.

Thank you to AL FRESCO for sponsoring this post!

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March 5, 2019
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Comments

  1. Jill says

    August 21, 2021

    5 stars
    Can’t wait to try this! I LOVE that this has lots of veggies too! I’m always looking for freezer meals with lots of nutrients for my family.

    Reply
  2. Becky says

    August 1, 2021

    Could I use dried tortellini and maybe just increase the amount of h2o?

    Reply
  3. AmyH says

    March 8, 2020

    This was SO easy and awesome. But can you confirm that the regular salt measurement really is 2 tsp? My sauce turned out way too salty! I’m definitely going to make this again, because overall it is fabulous, but will try much less salt.

    Reply
  4. Erica says

    October 22, 2019

    Can this be made in crockpot or IP? Looks so good!

    Reply
    • Karrie says

      October 22, 2019

      No, this won’t work in a slow cooker or instant pot unfortunately. The noodles would be way overcooked.

      Reply
    • Alysa says

      August 6, 2020

      You could prep everything beforehand and then make the day of. Everything should cook very quickly.

      Reply
  5. Jaime says

    October 3, 2019

    5 stars
    Yum yum yum. I’m hooked on your recipes, but this might be my favorite. My husband and I are so busy at work and with two young kids but I’m not willing to make that an excuse to avoid good and tasty food. Thanks for this and your other recipes filling my freezer!!!

    Reply
  6. Jessica says

    July 12, 2019

    Where is the garlic portion for the garlic sauce? Fresh, granulated?

    Reply
    • Karrie says

      July 22, 2019

      It’s the 1/4 tsp garlic salt. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Jennifer says

    June 23, 2019

    I’m trying to find the recipe for the frozen tortellini and sausage but the page has the cajun pressure cooker recipe (PRESSURE COOKER CAJUN CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND RICE). The picture and intro don’t match the recipe, am I losing it? Thanks! 🙂

    Reply
    • Karrie says

      June 25, 2019

      So weird, don’t know why it was doing that! I just fixed it, hopefully the right recipe is showing now!

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        July 7, 2019

        Yes, I had found it on FB and made it from there but this works now too! Love this recipe, it’s now a our regular lineup! 🙂 Thank you!

  8. Margaret says

    June 18, 2019

    Hello – the recipe on this page is for pressure cooker cajun chicken – not the sausage tortellini. Is there anyway you could fix this so the right recipe shows?

    Reply
  9. Barb says

    April 13, 2019

    5 stars
    Tried this recipe this week and I have to say, it was very very delicious. And easy too.

    Reply
  10. Meghan | Family Finance Mom says

    March 7, 2019

    This looks so good… and easy! I always find having a sauce makes a meal taste so much more put together – and this one is super simple. Can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
    • Karrie says

      March 9, 2019

      Thank you so much! It’s a yummy meal for sure!

      Reply
  11. Stacey says

    March 7, 2019

    5 stars
    This looks delicious! Some evenings are really busy for us, so this could come in handy!

    Reply

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