Cheese tortellini in tomato sauce

These cheese tortellini cook right in the tomato sauce, so there is no separate pot of pasta to drain. Cream cheese makes the sauce smooth, and one deep pan is all you need.

Creamy tomato sauce for cheese tortellini

I used to serve cheese tortellini with a little ketchup when I needed a quick meal. Now I prefer this simple tomato sauce: onion and tomato paste add flavour, cream cheese makes it creamy, and fresh basil finishes the dish.

Which tortellini should you use?

Use fresh cheese tortellini from the refrigerated section. Check the cooking time on the packet and taste one before serving. Dried tortellini need a different cooking time and more liquid, so they cannot be substituted without adjusting the method.

Cook the tortellini directly in the sauce

Soften the onion in 1 tbsp oil and cook the tomato paste briefly before adding the chopped tomatoes and cream cheese. Add the fresh tortellini directly to the sauce and cook according to the packet instructions, stirring gently. Add water a little at a time if the sauce becomes too thick.

What goes with cheese tortellini?

The filled pasta is a meal in itself. A green salad makes a fresh side dish, and Parmesan is an optional topping. Find more ideas in my pasta and rice recipes.

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Cheese tortellini in creamy tomato sauce

These cheese tortellini cook right in the tomato sauce, so there is no separate pot of pasta to drain.

Prep time

5 min

Cook time

10 min

Yield

2 servings

★ 5.0 · 1 rating

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Ingredients

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• 250 gcheese tortellini from the refrigerator
• 1 canchopped tomatoes, 400 g
• 1 tablespooncream cheese
• 1onion
• 1 tablespoontomato paste
• 0.5 teaspoonsweetener of your choice
• salt, pepper, oregano
• basil, fresh
• 1 tbspoil for the pan

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Instructions

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1. Finely chop the onion and soften it in 1 tbsp oil in a deep frying pan. Stir in the tomato paste and cook briefly. Add the chopped tomatoes, stir in the cream cheese and let the sauce simmer gently for a short time.
2. Add the fresh cheese tortellini directly to the sauce and cook according to the packet instructions, stirring gently. If the sauce becomes too thick, add water a little at a time. Season with salt, pepper, oregano and a little sweetener of your choice.
3. Finely chop the fresh basil and stir it into the sauce. Serve with Parmesan if you like.

Nutrition per serving

Calories

424 kcal

Protein

12.2 g

Carbohydrates

56.5 g

Sugar

9.7 g

Fat

17.6 g

Saturated fat

5.1 g

Fibre

6.2 g

Salt

2.12 g

Data source: USDA SR28

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