Creamy Spinach And Artichoke Tortellini
From keni 13 years ago
- 45min to make
- Serves 6
The cream added at the very end of this dish takes it from delicious to sinful...but, if you're trying to avoid sin, then you can certainly omit it. The sausages are also optional, but by using a quality, specialty sausage, you will have an easy, complete dish impressive enough for a special occasion.
Ingredients
- 3T olive oil shopping list
- 1 onion(or 2 shallots) shopping list
- 5 cloves garlic shopping list
- 48-50oz crushed and/or diced tomatoes. Use more crushed for a less chunky sauce. I used 2 cans of diced and 1 can of crushed shopping list
- 2 cans(14oz each) artichoke hearts, sliced(I used the "small" variety, which worked well) shopping list
- 1lb specialty sausage links, chopped shopping list
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary shopping list
- 1 large sprig fresh sage(or two... you want at least 8-10 leaves), rubbed but left whole shopping list
- 1T fresh Italian herbs; oregano, basil, parsley(I used dry Mexican oregano and fresh basil) shopping list
- 9-10oz fresh baby spinach, roughly torn shopping list
- 2-2 1/2lbs fresh tortellini shopping list
- 1 cup heavy cream shopping list
- kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper shopping list
How to make it
- In large soup pot or pan(I used cast iron), saute onions and garlic in olive oil, over medium heat, until just translucent.
- Add tomatoes, undrained if using canned, artichokes, rosemary, sage and sausages. See Photo
- Let simmer, on low, about 20 min, stirring occasionally(just pick up the sprigs of rosemary and sage each time, so you don't lose them...they will fall apart and some will remain in the sauce, and that's just fine, but do make sure to get the larger bits, and the stems out in the end) See Photo
- ---Oh, this is a really good time to start the water boiling for the pasta and make the garlic bread ;)
- When pasta is done and sauce has simmered, remove large bits of the herbs, add spinach and stir while on the heat, to wilt, slightly. See Photo
- Remove from heat, add cream to sauce and stir just to combine.
- Season with salt and pepper
- Add drained pasta and toss/stir to combine.
- Serve with freshly grated or shaved Parmesan, if desired.
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