Description
Indulgent cheese tortellini brings Italian comfort straight to your kitchen. Creamy sauce and perfectly cooked pasta create a delightful meal you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 pound (454 grams) cheese tortellini
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) heavy cream
- ½ cup (50 grams) grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup (25 grams) grated Romano cheese
Flavoring Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons (30 grams) unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Salt and pepper to taste
Garnish:
- 1 tablespoon (3 grams) chopped fresh parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Submerge tortellini in rapidly boiling salted water, ensuring pasta moves freely. Cook until tender yet firm, typically 3-4 minutes. Carefully drain in a colander, reserving a small amount of cooking liquid.
- Select a spacious skillet and melt butter over moderate temperature, creating a gentle golden pool. Introduce finely chopped garlic, stirring constantly until aromatics release their fragrant essence and transform to a soft, translucent state.
- Stream heavy cream into the skillet, allowing liquid to warm gradually without aggressive bubbling. Incorporate grated Parmesan and Romano cheeses, whisking continuously until ingredients merge into a luxurious, velvety consistency.
- Enhance sauce with delicate ground nutmeg, providing a subtle warmth. Season judiciously with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, tasting to achieve perfect balance of flavors.
- Gently transfer cooked tortellini into the creamy sauce, using a soft folding motion to ensure each pasta pillow becomes lavishly coated. If sauce appears overly thick, introduce reserved pasta water to create silky, clingy texture.
- Allow tortellini to simmer momentarily in sauce, permitting flavors to intermingle and pasta to absorb the rich, cheesy essence. Serve immediately while temperature and texture remain optimal.
Notes
- Cheese melts create a velvety sauce that clings perfectly to each pasta pocket, guaranteeing maximum flavor in every bite.
- Pro tip: Use freshly grated Parmesan and Romano for the most intense, authentic cheese experience that will make your taste buds dance.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 646
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 22 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 21 g
- Cholesterol: 98 mg