Brown ground burger and add chopped onion, bell peppers, garlic, salt and pepper.

Sauté together until vegetables are tender.

Add the Sauce and Tortelloni.

Add two sauce jars full of water – or 6 cups of water, and bring to a simmer.
Allow to simmer with lid on for approx. 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
(Cooking the tortelloni in the simmering sauce captures the starches
released by the pasta, thickening the entire dish.)

While the pasta is simmering, remove label from sauce jar, use soapy steel-wool pad to scrub glue off of glass jar and place in dishwasher. There are so many uses for the jars we throw away, including home canning (yes, CANNING!). In other blogs I’ll discuss using these jars in canning your own food, saving you money in canning supplies.

Sprinkle some grated cheese on top and enjoy!

Beautiful and yummy!

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Ground Venison Pumpkin Chipotle Cheese Tortelloni Pasta

Ingredients:
1 lb. – Ground Venison (may use beef, chicken, pork, turkey)
1 small – Onion, chopped
2 small or 1 medium – Bell Pepper, chopped (if using 2 small, different colors looks nice in the dish)
2 cloves – Garlic, chopped
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 jar – Pumpkin Chipotle Pasta Sauce, 24 oz. (any flavor of pasta sauce will work in this recipe)
1 pkg. – Cheese Tortelloni, 8.8 oz. (or use mushroom filled tortelloni)
6 cups – Water (two pasta jars full)
Grated Cheese (optional)

Directions:
Brown ground burger and add chopped onion, bell peppers, garlic, salt and pepper.
Sauté together until vegetables are tender, and then add the Sauce and Tortelloni. Pour in two sauce jars full of water (or 6 cups of water). With lid on, bring to a simmer and continue simmering for appox. 15 minutes stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Tortelloni will double in size and sauce will thicken.

Sprinkle grated cheese on top and enjoy!