Easy Creamy Tortellini Recipe

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Easy creamy tortellini recipe. Italian tortellini with creamy mushroom-bacon sauce. Very delicious. This recipe adapted from https://www.taste.com.au/
 Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound (480g) fresh tortellini
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) unsalted butter
  • 1 oz (300g) button mushrooms, washed and sliced
  • 1/2 pound (240 g) bacon, rind removed and finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) plain flour
  • 1 oz (300ml) cream
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
  • Salt, to taste

    Instructions:

  •  Step 1 Cook tortellini in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, according to packet instructions, until al dente, for about 10-11 minutes. Drain, using a colander and return to saucepan. 
  • Step 2 Heat olive oil and butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms. Cook for 5 minutes, or until lightly golden. Remove cooked mushrooms from the pan and transfer to a plate. 
  • Step 3 Add bacon to frying pan. Cook for  3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until crisp. Sprinkle plain flour over bacon and stir well. Remove frying pan from heat. Gently add cream and milk, stirring constantly until well combined, then return frying pan to heat. Bring to the boil over medium-high heat. Stir in cooked mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  •  Step 4 Stir mushroom -bacon sauce into cooked tortellini. Reduce heat to low and cook for 2 - 3 minutes, or until heated through. Spoon into bowls. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley. Serve immediately.

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