Pork Francese Over Pesto Tortellini
- 1 fennel bulb medium
- 1 jar artichoke hearts drained, 7.5 oz jar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 2 eggs or 1/2 cup egg substitute
- 1/4 cup cheese parmesean, grated, divided
- 1 pound pork cubed steak 2 pieces
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 9 ounces cheese tortellini refridgerated, or frozen
- 1 lemon for juice
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1/4 cup basil pesto
- Bring water to boil for pasta. Cut fennel into quarters lengthwise and remove core; slice into thin strips (1 cup). Chop artichokes. Place flour and seasoned salt in shallow dish. Place egg and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese in second dish; whisk until blended. Dip pork in flour (coating both sides)
- Preheat large, nonstick saute pan on medium 2-3 minutes. Place butter and oil in pan to melt. Dip pork into egg mixture (one at a time), allowing excess to drip off. Add pork steak to pan; cook 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining pork.
- Cook pasta following package instructions.
- Squeeze lemon for juice (2 tablespoons) Add fennel and artichokes to same saute pan; cook and stir 2 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and capers; cook 1-2 minutes or until lemon juice is reduced by about one-half and fennel is tender.
- Combine pesto and pasta until evenly coated. Cut pork into bite-size strips; top pasta with pork and fennel mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Serve
hearts, flour, salt, eggs, cheese parmesean, pork, unsalted butter, canola oil, tortellini, lemon, capers, basil pesto
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Pork-Francese-over-Pesto-Tortellini-1626248 (may not work)