🧄🧀 GARLIC PARMESAN TORTELLINI 🧀🧄
Creamy, garlicky, and ready in 15 minutes – the ultimate quick comfort food!
✨ WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT
✔ Faster than delivery
✔ Only 6 main ingredients
✔ Luxurious restaurant taste at home
✔ Perfect empty-fridge dinner
🛒 INGREDIENTS (Serves 2-3)
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9 oz cheese tortellini (fresh or frozen)
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3 tbsp butter
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4 garlic cloves, minced
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1/2 cup heavy cream
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1/2 cup grated Parmesan (+ extra for serving)
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1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
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Salt & pepper to taste
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Fresh parsley, chopped (optional garnish)
Optional Add-Ins:
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Baby spinach
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Cherry tomatoes
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Cooked chicken
👩🍳 STEP-BY-STEP
1️⃣ COOK TORTELLINI
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Boil in salted water according to package (usually 2-3 mins for fresh, 4-5 for frozen)
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Reserve 1/4 cup pasta water, then drain
2️⃣ MAKE THE SAUCE
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Melt butter in same pot over medium heat
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Sauté garlic 30 sec until fragrant (don’t burn!)
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Add cream, Parmesan, red pepper flakes, stir until smooth
3️⃣ COMBINE
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Return tortellini to pot with sauce
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Toss well, adding pasta water as needed for silkiness
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Season with salt & pepper
💡 PRO TIPS
✔ Creamier sauce? Add 1 oz cream cheese
✔ Extra veggies? Stir in spinach at the end
✔ No heavy cream? Use whole milk + 1 tbsp flour
✔ Leftovers? Reheat with splash of milk
🍽️ SERVING IDEAS
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Top with: Extra Parmesan & cracked pepper
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Pair with: Garlic bread & simple salad
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Wine pairing: Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio
📸 TAG #TORTELLININIGHT WHEN YOU MAKE THIS!
💬 “I MAKE THIS WEEKLY!”
The garlic-Parmesan cream sauce clings perfectly to every cheesy tortellini pillow – pure comfort in minutes!
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