Description
Creamy tortellini drowned in rich roasted red pepper sauce brings Italian comfort to your dinner table. Parmesan cheese and fresh basil elevate this simple yet luxurious pasta dish you’ll want to savor again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 10 ounces (284 grams) tortellini
- 1 (16 ounces/454 grams) jar of roasted red peppers
- 8 ounces (226 grams) burrata
Sauce and Flavor Enhancers:
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- ⅓ cup vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup finely diced yellow onion
- 2–3 garlic cloves, minced
Seasoning and Herbs:
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch of black pepper
- Fresh chopped basil to taste
Instructions
- Transform roasted red peppers, tomato paste, and vegetable stock into a velvety sauce by blending until completely smooth and uniform in texture.
- Heat olive oil in a wide skillet, introducing diced onions and allowing them to become translucent and slightly golden, releasing their sweet aromatics.
- Incorporate minced garlic and red pepper flakes into the softened onions, stirring vigorously to prevent burning and maximize flavor development.
- Pour the blended roasted red pepper mixture into the skillet, creating a vibrant sauce that will gently simmer and concentrate its rich flavors.
- Lower the cooking temperature and introduce heavy cream, parmesan, salt, and pepper, whisking continuously to create a luxurious, creamy consistency.
- Carefully fold the tortellini into the sauce, ensuring each pasta pocket is generously coated and heated through, absorbing the sauce’s complex flavors.
- Dramatically finish the dish by delicately breaking burrata into rustic chunks, scattering them across the tortellini and garnishing with fresh, fragrant basil leaves for a final touch of elegance.
Notes
- Blend roasted red peppers, tomato paste, and vegetable stock ahead of time for a quick and vibrant sauce base.
- Sauté onions until translucent to develop a sweet, mellow flavor foundation for the sauce.
- Garlic and red pepper flakes add depth and subtle heat, transforming the sauce from simple to spectacular.
- Simmer the pepper mixture to concentrate flavors and create a rich, velvety texture.
- Heavy cream and parmesan cheese create a luxurious, silky sauce that clings perfectly to the tortellini.
- Break burrata at the last moment to release its creamy center, adding a decadent finishing touch to the dish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg