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.

Cooking method:

1. In a pan,combine melted butter and onion.Cook over medium-high heat until tender,for about 5-7 minutes.
2. Add chopped garlic and red pepper flakes.Cook,stirring,until fragrant,for a further 1 minute.
3. Add all-purpose flour.Cook,stirring for another 1 minute.
4. Stir in,diced tomatoes,tomato paste and tortellini.Bring to a boil,then reduce the heat to low and simmer until tortellini is tender,for about 10 minutes.
5. Add grated Parmesan and allow to melt.Add fresh spinach and let it wilt.
6. Stir in (double) cream and season with salt and black pepper.
7. Remove from the heat,sprinkle with chopped basil and serve.
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