Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 250g/1/2 lbs Tortellini (with any filling you love)
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 4-5 Sun-dried tomatoes (packed in oil)
  • 2 cloves Garlic (pressed)
  • 2 tbsp Crushed tomatoes or Tomato Passata
  • 2 tbsp Single cream/Half and Half
  • 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese (grated)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 4-5 Fresh Basil leaves

Instruction

  • Cook tortellini in a large pot of salted water according to package directions.
  • While tortellini are cooking, slice sun-dried tomatoes and garlic.
  • Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a pan over medium heat and add sun-dried tomatoes and garlic to it, cook for a couple of minutes while stirring without colouring garlic.
  • Drain cooked tortellini while reserving 1/2 cup of water they were cooked in.
  • Add tortellini to the pan, add crushed tomatoes or passata, whichever you are using, cream, approximately 3 tbsp. of reserved water to get the sauce a bit more loose, stir gently to combined for 1-2 minutes.
  • Grate parmesan cheese directly into the pan, stir until melted and incorporated into the sauce, add basil leaves, taste and add salt if needed, pepper and take off the heat.