Cheese Tortellini With Spinach & Goat Cheese
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- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh cheese tortellini (cooked according to package directions)
- 1⁄2 cup pesto sauce
- 2 cups Baby Spinach, coarsely chopped
- 4 ounces crumbled goat cheese
- 1 large lemon, juice and zest of
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- In a large pot, boil water for tortellini. Once the water comes to a boil, add salt if desired and cook pasta.
- In the meantime, put the pesto, spinach, goat cheese, lemon zest & juice in a large serving bowl.
- Drain the tortellini and add to the serving bowl.
- Add about ¼ cup of the cooking water and toss.
- Goal is to melt the cheese and pesto, but not to make a watery sauce.
- The sauce should really cling to the pasta, so be careful NOT to add TOO MUCH water.
- Grind some pepper over the top.
- Taste, adjust seasonings and serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
kimkej
Omaha, 0
I live in Omaha NE and am an audiologist at Boys Town National Research Hospital. I love to cook, as does my husband Michael. In the summer, we have a large garden and try to use alot of fresh fruits/veggies in our cooking. We have a 5 year old daughter, Kate and almost 2 year old son Sam and enjoy introducing them to new foods. One of their favorites is fresh pesto smeared on crackers!