Nutty Cheese Tortellini

Name: Nutty Cheese Tortellini
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 servings.
Ingredients: 1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated cheese tortellini; 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley; 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted; 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; Coarsely ground pepper to taste

“I like to plant Italian flat-leaf parsley in a long terra-cotta planter, so I have it on hand,” says Barb Kramer of Endwell, New York. “The Italian parsley really lends itself to this pasta dish.”

Ingredients

1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated cheese tortellini
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Coarsely ground pepper to taste

Directions

Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain and keep warm. In the same pan, melt butter. Stir in the tortellini, parsley and walnuts; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese and pepper.

Originally published as Tortellini with Parsley and Walnuts in Taste of Home February/March 2008

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M1of3

Nov 29, 2008

I prepared this dish for dinner tonight and it is SCRUMPTIOUS! I toasted the walnuts before mixing them in with the tortellini. My Dad went back for seconds!