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Cheese Tortellini With Fresh Vegetables

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound cheese tortellini pasta (cooked according to package instructions)
  • 1/4 cup oil (extra virgin olive oil, I use Avocado oil)
  • 1 clove fresh garlic, minced
  • 1 medium fresh tomato, chopped with seeds removed
  • 1 medium zucchini, sliced length-wise then into half moons
  • 1/2 cup black olives, sliced in half
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • Garnish
  • Grated Parmesan, to taste
  • Salt and Freshly ground Black Pepper
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat olive oil over medium heat in saucepan.

  • Step 2: Add tomato, zucchini half moons, garlic and black olives.

  • Step 3: Cook while stirring for 2 minutes or until the zucchini reaches desired texture.

  • Step 4: Add chicken broth and let sauce simmer for 2 minutes.

  • Step 5: Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.

  • Step 6: Drain cooked tortellini well.

  • Step 7: Toss tortellini in a small amount of olive oil to prevent sticking, add cooked tortellini to sauce.

  • Step 8: Blend well, allowing sauce to cover tortellini.

  • Step 9: Place sauced tortellini on serving plate.

  • Step 10: Top with grated Parmesan cheese.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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