Shrimp And Tortellini Skewers Food

SHRIMP AND TORTELLINI SKEWERS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook tortellini in the boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, 2 to 3 minutes; drain.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until fragrant and tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix tortellini into shrimp mixture, remove skillet from heat, and cool until easily handled.
• Thread tortellini, shrimp, tortellini, shrimp, and tortellini onto a skewer, ending with a tomato. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• Mix sour cream and ranch dressing mix together in a bowl; serve with skewers.

TORTELLINI & SHRIMP SKEWERS WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine first 10 ingredients in a food processor; pulse until blended. Remove to a small bowl; refrigerate, covered, until serving., Cook tortellini according to package directions. Drain; rinse with cold water and drain again. Toss with oil. Thread tortellini and shrimp onto toothpicks. Serve with sauce.

SHRIMP AND TORTELLINI SKEWERS WITH DIP

Steps:

• Cook tortellini according to package instructions.
• Heat the olive oil in a nonstick frying pan, saute the minced garlic for several minutes until tender.
• Add the shrimp and heat through.
• Drain the tortellini and add to the shrimp.
• Mix throughly and remove from heat.
• When cool enough to handle, thread the skewers with a tortellini, a shrimp, a tortellini, a shrimp, a tortellini, a cherry tomato.
• Arrange on serving platter and serve with dip.
• Dip: Heat skillet over medium heat, add the unpeeled garlic and cook (turning) until skin is browned on all sides and garlic is softened, about 7 minutes.
• Cool the garlic then peel and mash.
• Mix the mashed garlic, mayonnaise, parmesan, pesto, milk and pepper throughly and put in serving dish.

TORTELLINI SKEWERS

Steps:

• Mix together the olive oil, pesto and vinegar in a bowl.
• On small skewers, thread 1 tortellini, 1 cherry tomato and 1 mozzarella cube per skewer. Lay the skewers on a platter and lightly drizzle the dressing over them with a spoon.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate. Sprinkle on the minced parsley just before serving.

GRILLED SHRIMP SKEWERS

Steps:

• Put the olive oil, garlic and chile flakes in a small skillet. Turn the heat to low and let the mixture heat for about 10 minutes; the oil should just barely simmer around the garlic in the last few minutes. Remove from the heat and cool slightly. Transfer to a blender, add the 1 tablespoon oregano and some salt and pepper, and blend until the garlic and oregano are finely chopped. Set aside half of the chile-garlic oil for serving.
• Heat the grill to high. Thread the shrimp onto skewers, about 4 or 5 shrimp per skewer, threading so that the skewers goes through the tail and thick end of each shrimp. Brush the shrimp with some of the chile-garlic oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until lightly golden brown on both sides and opaque, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer the skewers to a platter and immediately drizzle with some of the reserved chile-garlic oil (not the oil you used for brushing the raw shrimp). Garnish with oregano, and serve with more of the reserved oil.

TORTELLINI KABOBS

Steps:

• Cook and drain tortellini as directed on package. Cool 15 minutes.
• Place dressing in shallow dish. Stir in tortellini, mushrooms and tomatoes. Cover; refrigerate 1 to 2 hours, stirring once to coat.
• Drain tortellini mixture. On each skewer, thread tortellini, mushrooms and tomatoes alternately. (For rosemary sprigs, use your fingers to remove all but the top leaves; thread ingredients from the bottom.) Serve on bed of lettuce leaves.

TORTELLINI-SHRIMP KABOBS

Steps:

• Cook and drain tortellini as directed on package; cool.
• Place dressing in shallow bowl. Stir in tortellini, shrimp and tomatoes. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours, stirring once to coat.
• Drain tortellini mixture. Thread tortellini, shrimp and tomatoes alternately on each of twelve 8-inch skewers.

SHRIMP TORTELLINI PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• Cook tortellini according to package directions, adding peas during the last 5 minutes of cooking., Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add shrimp; cook and stir 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink., Drain tortellini mixture; add to skillet. Stir in salt, thyme, pepper and remaining oil; toss to coat.

GARLIC SHRIMP WITH THREE CHEESE TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions.
• Heat large skillet over medium-high heat; cook shrimp, oil and garlic, stirring frequently, until shrimp turn pink. Remove from heat.
• Toss pasta with pesto. Add sun-dried tomatoes and basil; toss well. Top with shrimp and cheese.

SHRIMP AND TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Peel/devein shrimp and set aside.
• Cook the tortellini by following the package directions; drain and set aside.
• In a big skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter.
• Add in the shrimp, shallot, and basil.
• Saute/stir for about 5 minutes.
• Add tortellini and parmesan cheese; toss; season with salt and pepper if desired, then serve.