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Brown Butter Sage Sauce with Cheese Tortellini

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Brown Butter Sage Sauce with Cheese Tortellini

By @chef1

A simple yet elegant dish featuring cheese tortellini tossed in a rich, nutty brown butter sauce infused with fragrant sage. Parmesan cheese adds a salty, savory finish.

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Ingredients

  • ●300g Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked
  • ●28g Butter
  • ●1 teaspoon Dried Sage
  • ●20g, grated Parmesan Cheese
  • ●0.5g Salt
  • ●0.3g Black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cook the cheese tortellini in boiling water for the actual package time. Reserve 120ml cooking water before draining.
  2. 2
    While the tortellini is cooking, melt the measured 28g butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
  3. 3
    Continue cooking the butter, swirling the pan occasionally, until it turns a nutty brown color and has a fragrant aroma (about 5-7 minutes). Be careful not to burn it.
  4. 4
    Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the dried sage.
  5. 5
    Add the cooked and drained tortellini to the skillet with the brown butter sage sauce. Toss to coat.
  6. 6
    Stir in the grated Parmesan cheese. Add a little of the reserved pasta water if needed to create a creamy sauce.
  7. 7
    Season with the measured salt and black pepper. Divide all the pasta and sauce equally into two meal servings and serve immediately.

Recipe details

Cuisine
Italian-inspired
Category
Main course
Preparation
19 minutes
Cooking
27 minutes

Estimated total: 46 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare measured ingredients: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • boil heat: 10 min planning allowance (boil_heat)
  • pasta fresh cheese tortellini: 8 min planning allowance (pasta_fresh_cheese_tortellini)
  • pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Chosen 10-minute initial preparation allowance includes implicit chopping and measuring; written preparation is not counted here again.
  • Chosen 8-minute planning allowance for fresh refrigerated cheese tortellini only; actual package instructions take precedence. No ordinary dried-pasta allowance.
  • Replace chicken-filled tortellini with a matching weighed cheese-filled fresh tortellini ingredient.
  • Dried Sage: USDA tsp portion weight
  • USDA ground sage used for dried sage; grind affects packing density.
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • USDA black pepper; documented seasoning allowance applies only to to-taste/pinch amounts.
  • Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked: Chosen two-person meal batch: 150g uncooked fresh cheese tortellini per serving. Original: {"item":"Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked","amount":"453.6g"}. Authored: {"item":"Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked","amount":"300g"}.
  • Butter: Chosen brown-butter sauce batch: 14g butter per serving, replacing half a cup for two. All measured butter is served. Original: {"item":"Butter","amount":"1/2 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Butter","amount":"28g"}.
  • Parmesan Cheese: Chosen finishing cheese batch: 10g per serving. Original: {"item":"Parmesan Cheese","amount":"1/4 cup, grated"}. Authored: {"item":"Parmesan Cheese","amount":"20g, grated"}.
  • Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked: Chosen two-person meal batch: 150g uncooked fresh cheese tortellini per serving. Original: {"item":"Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked","amount":"453.6g"}. Authored: {"item":"Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked","amount":"300g"}.
  • Butter: Chosen brown-butter sauce batch: 14g butter per serving, replacing half a cup for two. All measured butter is served. Original: {"item":"Butter","amount":"1/2 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Butter","amount":"28g"}.
  • Parmesan Cheese: Chosen finishing cheese batch: 10g per serving. Original: {"item":"Parmesan Cheese","amount":"1/4 cup, grated"}. Authored: {"item":"Parmesan Cheese","amount":"20g, grated"}.

chicken tortellini · brown butter · sage · Parmesan

Estimated nutrition per serving

604 calories · 23.3 g protein · 72.2 g carbohydrate · 25 g fat · 3 g fiber · 976 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; measured inputs included with disclosed retention or uptake estimates where supported. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Wednesday
dinner
winter
Requested: 60 min
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