Dress up plain tortellini with vegetables and a white wine cream sauce for an easy weeknight meal.
⏲️ Time needed
This is perfect choice for dinner on a busy night because you can have it ready in under 30 minutes.
🥘 Ingredients
- frozen cheese tortellini
- red bell pepper
- onion
- frozen peas
- garlic cloves
- olive oil
- butter
- white wine
- half and half
- Parmesan cheese
- salt
- fresh basil
📋 Instructions
Prepare tortellini according to package directions. While the water for the tortellini is heating, sauté the onion and red pepper in olive oil in a large frypan until tender. Add the garlic and sauté a couple more minutes. Add the peas and heat through.
Remove the vegetables from the skillet and set aside. Melt butter in the same skillet and add the wine. Simmer the butter and wine together for a minute or two, then add half and half and mix well.
Add the tortellini to the boiling water as you are finishing up the vegetables and sauce.
Gradually add the Parmesan cheese to the sauce, mixing well. Season with salt and fresh basil to taste.
After the tortellini has cooked, drain it and return it to the pan. Add the sauce and vegetables, mix well, and serve.
📖 Recipe
Creamy Tortellini
Ingredients
- 19 oz. frozen cheese tortellini
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- olive oil as needed
- 4 Tbsp butter
- ¼ cup white wine
- 1 cup half and half
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese
- salt, to taste
- fresh basil, to taste
Instructions
- Heat the water for the tortellini according to package directions.
- While the water for the tortellini is heating, sauté the onion and red pepper in olive oil in a large frypan until tender. Add the garlic and sauté a couple more minutes. Add the peas and heat through.
- Remove vegetables from skillet and set aside. Melt butter in the same skillet and add wine. Simmer the butter and wine together for a minute or two, then add half and half and mix well.
- Add the tortellini to the boiling water as you are finishing up the vegetables and sauce.
- Gradually add in the Parmesan cheese to the sauce, mixing well.
- Season the sauce with salt and fresh basil to taste.
- After the tortellini is finished cooking, drain it and return it to the pan.
- Add the sauce and vegetables, mix well, and serve.
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🥗 Side dishes
Steamed broccoli, sautéed sugar snap peas, or a green salad would be good to pair with Creamy Tortellini.
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