Skewered Tortellini with Ranch-Style Dip

Name: Skewered Tortellini with Ranch-Style Dip
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 21
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 36 refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini (about half of a 9-ounce package); 3 Tbsps fat-free milk; 118 milliliters fresh basil leaves; 454 grams carton nonfat sour cream; 28 grams envelope Ranch-style dressing mix; 3 medium sizes sweet red peppers, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces; 3 mediums zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

Skewered Tortellini with Ranch-Style Dip requires approximately 27 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 21 servings with 36 calories, 2g of protein, and 0g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a very reasonably priced hor d'oeuvre for The Super Bowl. If you have cheese-filled tortellini, peppers, dressing mix, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Combine first 4 ingredients in container of an electric blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth.

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Transfer mixture to a bowl; cover and chill at least 1 hour.

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Bowl

Cook tortellini according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.

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Tortellini

Salt

Drain; rinse with cold water, and drain again. Thread 2 tortellini alternately with pepper pieces and zucchini slices onto 18 (6-inch) wooden skewers.

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Tortellini

Zucchini