3 oz (85 g) Three-Cheese Tortellini (Barilla™ is recommended)Bring a quart (liter) of salted water to a rapid boil in a sauce pan. Stir in the tortellini, lower the heat to a fast simmer, and cook uncovered 11 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain the pasta in a collander, letting the hot water fill a serving bowl to heat it. move the colander, dump the water carefully, add the pesto to warm briefly, and then the drained pasta. Toss gently, plate and top with cheese. Serves one, but scales up to 4 servings easily.
2 oz (56 g) basil pesto sauce (Kirkland™)
grated Parmesan cheese as desired
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Quick and Easy Tortellini in Basil Pesto
Prepared May, 2014. In a recent tasting study, America’s Test Kitchen decided that a shelf-stable product by the leading Italian pasta maker got highest marks. Marrying this product with a prepared pesto sauce yields a delicious meal quickly.
Labels:
cheap eats,
cheese,
easy,
ethnic,
Italian,
pasta,
QuickEat©,
vegetarian
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Steamed Clams
Developed May, 2014. This preparation was inspired by the availability of lovely littlenecks from a nearby farm in Virginia marketed locally at an attractive price. They were used in a dish with clams, broccoli and linguine. Ideally, every clam should open.
about 20 littleneck clams, about 3 to 4 cm in lengthRinse the clams briefly under running cold water, checking for grit. Discard any open clams that don’t close when squeezed. Prepare the steaming liquid by heating all the ingredients except the clams to boiling in a 10-inch skillet. Cook at a slow boil until half the volume remains. Discard the parsley and add the clams. Raise the heat to boiling and cover. Steam over medium heat for 5 minutes. Discard any unopened clams. Add the stock and clams to another dish, or serve in bowls as an appetizer, topped with a drizzle of olive oil with warm crusty bread to sop up the delicious stock.
1/2 c water
1/2 c dry white wine
1/2 c parsley, whole
1 t salt
2 T olive oil
1 t minced garlic
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