Name: Tortellini with Garlic Sage Butter Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 6 tbsp butter; 6 cloves garlic; ½ tsp ground sage; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper; 1 lb fresh meat-filled tortellini; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley

Tortellini with Garlic Sage Butter Sauce Recipe

Lynn Curtis Modified: November 12, 2023

tortellini with garlic sage butter recipe

How To Make Tortellini with Garlic Sage Butter Sauce

Enjoy a fancy yet easy-to-make tortellini dish made buttery and flavorful with a sauce made with sage, butter, garlic, and spices to taste.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

6tbspbutter
6clovesgarlic
½tspground sage
1tspsalt
1tspfresh ground black pepper
1lbfresh meat-filled tortellini,or frozen
2tbspflat-leaf parsley,chopped

Instructions

In a medium frying pan, melt the butter over low heat.
Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally for 10 to 12 minutes, and mashing the garlic with the back of a wooden spoon, until it is soft and golden.
Stir in the sage, salt, and pepper.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the tortellini until just done, about 4 minutes for fresh, and 12 minutes for frozen.
Drain the pasta and return to the pot.
Add the butter and parsley and toss over low heat for about 1 minute until the pasta is thoroughly coated with the butter.