Three Cheese Tortellini With Pesto Genovese
Recipe: #26217
June 12, 2017
Categories: Onions Italian, Vegetarian, Canned Tomatoes, Vegetarian Dinner, Italian Dinner, more
"From one of our national supermarkets free monthly magazine March '17."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (277.4 g)
- Calories 427.9
- Total Fat - 13.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 5 g
- Cholesterol - 41.4 mg
- Sodium - 601.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 59.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.4 g
- Sugars - 6.1 g
- Protein - 18.7 g
- Calcium - 236.6 mg
- Iron - 2.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 19.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat and add the onion and cook for 5 minutes or until soft and then add the garlic and chilli and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds and then add the tomato and bring to a simmer and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes and then stir in sugar and season.
Step 2
Meanwhile cook the tortellini in a saucepan of boiling water following packet directions or until al dente and then drain and return the pasta to the pan and toss with pesto to coat.
Step 3
Divide the tortellini mixture among serving plates and top with the tomato mixture and season with pepper and sprinkle with basil leaves.
Tips
No special items needed.