This Parmesan Tortellini and Tomatoes recipe is a deliciously filling pasta dish without the traditional heavy sauce. One of my favorite weeknight meals because it takes less than ten minutes to prepare and cook.
This pasta dish is one of our favorite week night meals. It takes less than 10 minutes to prep and cook, and doesn’t require turning on the oven! The hardest part about making this dish is keeping an eye on my kiddo to make sure she doesn’t eat all of the tomatoes before they make it in the bowl.
I could live off of pasta and cheese (and wine and chocolate), but sometimes my husband needs a little protein. If he’s feeling extra hungry, we grill up some chicken and toss it in with the pasta- delicious and super easy. The tortellini alone is very filling, but without a heavy sauce like most pasta dishes.
Ingredients
- 20 oz package refrigerated cheese tortellini
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- ½ pint grape tomatoes cut in half
- 1 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
- Cook tortellini according to package directions.
- Drain pasta, but reserve ½ cup cooking liquid.
- Combine the cooking liquid, oil, garlic, salt, and red pepper in a large saucepan.
- Bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes or until mixture slightly thickens.
- Remove from heat; stir in cooked pasta and tomatoes, tossing to coat.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan.
Notes
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Susan Ranstead
Tuesday 21st of October 2014
This was great. I threw in some sweet peppers and spicy chicken sausage. Husband was very pleased with this dish.
Emily Bruno
Wednesday 22nd of October 2014
So glad you liked it Susan! I bet my hubs would love those additions as well!
Laurie
Monday 17th of February 2014
This looks seriously amazing!
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Andi @ The Weary Chef
Monday 17th of February 2014
I love quick and easy dinners, and this pasta looks delicious! You can't beat a dinner that's ready in 10 minutes!
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Amber L.
Tuesday 11th of February 2014
Looks really yummy!!!
Carrie @ Kenarry: Ideas for the Home
Tuesday 11th of February 2014
I love tortellini so when I saw this on the SITS Girls link up today, I knew I had to check it out. This sounds so simple to prepare to get a quick dinner on the table.