Cheese Tortellini With Prego Roasted Garlic And Herb Sauce Food

TORTELLINI WITH ROASTED GARLIC SAUCE (APPETIZER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Cut 1/2-inch off top of garlic and remove papery outer skin, leaving cloves intact. Wrap garlic in foil and bake 1 hour, or until tender when pierced with a sharp knife. Let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Cook tortellini according to package directions (do NOT overcook, best to undercook a bit). Rinse under cold water, drain well on paper towels. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat(medium-high worked better for me). Add tortellini in batches to oil, cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until lightly golden. Add more oil if necessary. Drain on paper towels.
• Separate cooled garlic into cloves; pinch each clove so roasted flesh comes out and place in blender or food processor. Add mayonnaise, sour cream, Parmesan cheese and hot sauce. Cover and process until pureed and very smooth. Spoon into small saucepan; cook and stir over low heat until hot and bubbly. Transfer to small serving bowl.
• To serve, arrange tortellini on serving platter. Dip into Roasted Garlic Sauce.

CHEESE TORTELLINI WITH PREGO® ROASTED GARLIC AND HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F for the bread.
• Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until it's golden brown. Remove the garlic from the skillet and reserve. Add the sausage and cook until it's well browned, stirring often.
• Stir the sauce in the skillet and heat to a boil. Stir in the garlic, peas and cream. Reduce the heat to low. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until the mixture is hot and bubbling.
• Cook the tortellini according to the package directions. Drain the tortellini well in a colander.
• Meanwhile, bake the bread according to the package directions.
• Stir the tortellini in the skillet. Sprinkle with the cheese. Cut the bread into 2-inch diagonal slices. Serve the bread with the tortellini.

CREAMY HERB TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Cook tortellini according to package directions.
• While the tortellini is boiling, heat the butter in a small skillet over medium low heat. When butter is almost fully melted, add the herbs, onion and garlic.
• Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. You don't want it to sizzle, you are just warming them in the butter, so the low heat is important.
• Put the creme fraiche in a serving bowl large enough to hold the tortellini. Add the warm butter herb mixture and stir to combine - it doesn't have to be stirred to a smooth consistency, the hot pasta will take care of that.
• Drain the pasta and add to the serving bowl, mixing well to coat pasta. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.

FRESH HERB AND CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• If you plan to serve this with pasta, put your pasta on to cook now. This sauce would also complement certain meats, chicken, for instance.
• Peel and finely chop onion.
• Melt the butter, fry the onion, stir in the flour and fry until golden.
• Gradually add the stock, and bring the sauce to the boil, stirring constantly.
• Add the wine and sour cream and allow to simmer on low heat.
• Season the sauce with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Add the Mozzarella cheese cubes to the sauce and allow to melt over low heat.
• Stir the chopped chervil (or herb of choice) into the sauce.
• Beat the egg yolk with 2 tblsps of sauce, then blend into the rest of the sauce.
• Add cooked pasta of choice (recipe suggestion, tortellini, although I used the homemade gnocchi mentioned above).