Creamy Tortellini with Spinach & Tomatoes
- 16 ounces, weight Frozen Tortellini
- 14 ounces, weight Canned Diced Tomatoes
- 1 cup Chopped Fresh Spinach
- 2 Tablespoons Fresh Basil, Julienned
- 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
- 3/4 cups Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cups Milk
- 2 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour
- Boil a large pot of water for the tortellini.
- Bring to a rolling boil, add tortellini, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-10 minutes, or until all tortellini are floating on top of the water.
- Once youve got the water and tortellini going, mix together tomatoes, spinach, salt, pepper, basil, and garlic in a large saucepan.
- Cook over medium-high heat, stirring a few times, until mixture begins to bubble just a touch.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together cream, milk, and flour.
- Pour into tomato mixture and mix both together until sauce begins to thicken and become a light red color.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 5 minutes.
- Sauce will thicken as it simmers.
- When tortellini is ready, drain (dont rinse), and add to saucepan with tomato-cream sauce.
- Stir it all together, and serve.
tortellini, tomatoes, fresh spinach, fresh basil, garlic, kosher salt, black pepper, heavy cream, milk, allpurpose
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/creamy-tortellini-with-spinach-tomatoes/ (may not work)