How To Make Creamy Spinach Tomato Tortellini
For this tortellini recipe, cheese-filled tortellini are cooked in a spinach and tomato sauce that’s loaded with creamy parmesan cheese.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 20ozthree-cheese tortellini,refrigerated
- 3tbspbutter
- 2clovesgarlic,minced
- 3tbspall-purpose flour
- 1tsponion powder
- 1¼cupsmilk
- ½cupheavy cream
- 14½ozpetite tomatoes,(1 can), diced, undrained
- 1½cupsfresh spinach,packed, chopped
- 3tbspfresh basil,chopped
- 2tspfresh oregano,chopped, or ½ tsp dry oregano
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ½cupparmesan cheese,finely shredded, plus more for serving
- red pepper flakes,for serving, optional
Instructions
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Cook tortellini according to directions listed on package.
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Meanwhile, in a large and deep skillet or saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add garlic, flour and onion powder and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
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While whisking, slowly pour in milk and cream, then whisk until smooth.
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Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture begins barely simmer and thicken, then add tomatoes, spinach, basil, oregano and parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Reduce heat slightly and cook several minutes longer until sauce has thickened and cheese has melted. Remove from heat.
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Toss cooked and drained tortellini into sauce mixture, thin sauce with a little pasta water or milk as needed.
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Serve warm, sprinkled with additional parmesan cheese and optional red pepper flakes.
Nutrition
- Calories:Ā 280.31kcal
- Fat:Ā 36.03g
- Saturated Fat:Ā 17.54g
- Trans Fat:Ā 0.28g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Ā 5.99g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Ā 0.92g
- Carbohydrates:Ā 75.66g
- Fiber:Ā 9.95g
- Sugar:Ā 10.20g
- Protein:Ā 25.78g
- Cholesterol:Ā 158.26mg
- Sodium:Ā 982.04mg
- Calcium:Ā 429.46mg
- Potassium:Ā 724.30mg
- Iron:Ā 3.19mg
- Vitamin A: 296.47µg
- Vitamin C:Ā 14.72mg
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