Browned Butter Three Cheese Tortellini And Broccoli Food

CREAMY BROCCOLI TORTELLINI PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Measure out all your ingredients and set aside.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a light boil. Reduce heat to medium and add your fresh tortellini. After 1 minute, add your broccoli to the pot. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until broccoli is bright green and al dente and pasta is tender. Drain and set aside.
• Using the same (now empty) pot, melt butter over medium heat. Once melted, add the flour in slowly, whisking with a metal whisk constantly for 2 minutes while it bubbles and darkens in color. This roux will thicken our sauce.
• Pour heated milk into the butter-flour mixture and whisk well. Bring to a light boil, whisking constantly for 1 minute or until the mixture has thickened.
• Remove from heat and add salt, pepper, basil, and garlic powder. Working in 2-3 batches, add half the gruyere cheese and all of the parmesan cheese, whisking in between each batch to gently melt the cheese. Add pasta and broccoli and mix to coat.
• Transfer mixture to a medium baking dish and sprinkle with remaining gruyere cheese. Top with foil and bake at 375°F on the center rack for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and top with crushed crackers. Bake an additonal 5 minutes to crisp the cracker coating and serve right away while hot and bubbly!
• Any additonal salt and pepper may be added to taste as well as an optional topping of crusehed red peper flakes for a kick!

BROWNED BUTTER THREE-CHEESE TORTELLINI AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• In 4-quart Dutch oven, cook and drain tortellini as directed on package; cover to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, microwave broccoli as directed on package.
• In same Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Cook 2 to 5 minutes longer, stirring often, until butter stops foaming and browned bits form at bottom of pan. Remove from heat.
• Stir sage, garlic, lemon peel and salt into browned butter. Gently fold in cooked tortellini and broccoli.

TORTELLINI BROCCOLI BAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tortellini, broccoli, pimientos and onion; set aside. In a large saucepan, saute garlic in butter for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Gradually stir in milk until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese until melted. Fold in broccoli mixture., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until hot and bubbly, stirring twice. Top with remaining Parmesan. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

CHEESE TORTELLINI PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine broccoli and 1/4 cup water; microwave, covered, on high for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly; drain. Repeat with asparagus and remaining water., Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain. In a small bowl, whisk flour and broth until smooth., Cut orange pepper, zucchini and yellow squash into 1/4-in.-thick strips. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add vegetable strips; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or just until crisp-tender. Add green onions and garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir broth mixture to combine; stir into vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 1-2 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally., Add broccoli, asparagus, tortellini, 1/2 cup cheese, pepper and salt; heat through, tossing gently to combine. If desired, serve with additional cheese.

BROCCOLI CHEESE TORTELLINI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook cream and broccoli, uncovered, over medium-low heat for 5-6 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender. Meanwhile, cook tortellini according to package directions. , Stir 2 cups cheese and pepper into broccoli mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until mixture is thickened, stirring occasionally. , Drain tortellini; add to sauce and toss to coat. Sprinkle with parsley and remaining cheese.

TORTELLINI WITH BROWN BUTTER AND SAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• If possible, use fresh sage and freshly grated Parmesan to heighten the flavor of this dish. Makes a huge difference!
• Cook cheese tortellini according to package instructions; drain. (You can start on the sauce while the tortellini is cooking).
• Heat butter over medium heat in a large skillet. Add sage and slowly cook butter until it begins to brown. (It's okay if the sage darkens and gets crunchy).
• Remove from heat; add the hot tortellini. Stir to coat; add parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and toss. (If you choose to add sun-dried tomatoes, add them in with the cheese, salt, and pepper before tossing.).

BROCCOLI WITH BROWNED BUTTER

Steps:

• Remove broccoli floweret clusters from stems.
• Separate flowerets.
• Peel stems, then cut into ½ inch thick slices.
• Steam broccoli until crisp-tender.
• Cook butter with garlic in large skillet over medium-low heat until foam subsides and butter is nut-brown.
• Immediately remove from heat and discard garlic.
• Stir in lemon juice.
• Add broccoli and toss to coat.
• Season and serve.

THREE CHEESE TORTELLINI

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine alfredo sauce, tortellini, half of the Italian blend cheese, parmesan cheese and garlic powder.
• Pour the mix into a greased glass baking dish.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes, or until cheese is golden brown.