Tortellini with Ham and Peas

Name: Tortellini with Ham and Peas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams fresh or frozen cheese tortellini; 113 grams ham, chopped; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan; 237 milliliters frozen peas; 6 servings Salt and pepper; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Tortellini with Ham and Peas might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 20g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 452 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 15 minutes. Head to the store and pick up parmesan, butter, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the heavy cream you could follow this main course with the Homemade Blizzards with Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook tortellini until just al dente (do not overcook), as package label directs.

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Add peas to pot for last 30 seconds of cooking time.

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Drain tortellini and peas and return to pot. Stir in butter, cream, salt, pepper, Parmesan and ham. Turn stove on to medium heat and cook, stirring, until ingredients are heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

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