Tortellini Carbonara
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Recipe: #2562
November 14, 2011
Categories: Dinner, Main Dish, Pork, Bacon, Dairy, Pasta, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Quick Meals, Skillet more
"This takes little time to make, if you are watching your fat intake you may want to pass this by. Cook time does not include cooking the pasta"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (134.3 g)
- Calories 434.5
- Total Fat - 33.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 18.7 g
- Cholesterol - 107.3 mg
- Sodium - 972.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 3.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 0.5 g
- Protein - 29.8 g
- Calcium - 732.7 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step 1
Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain then transfer to a bowl and toss with a small amount of oil or butter to prevent sticking.
Step 2
In a skillet cook bacon until crisp; remove and crumble (remove some of the bacon grease leaving 1-2 tablespoons in the skillet to saute the garlic).
Step 3
Add the garlic to the skillet; saute 1-2 minutes; add in the cream, Parmesan cheese, parsley and cooked bacon; cook for 2 minutes until heated through.
Step 4
Add in the tortellini; toss until heated through then season with more salt and pepper, serve immediately.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.