
20 minutes•Easy•Serves 2•
4.1
Brown Butter Sage Sauce with Chicken Tortellini
A simple yet elegant dish featuring chicken tortellini tossed in a rich, nutty brown butter sauce infused with fragrant sage. Parmesan cheese adds a salty, savory finish.
Recipe Rating
4.1
(0 ratings)Ingredients
- ●1 pound Chicken Tortellini
- ●1/2 cup Butter
- ●1 teaspoon Dried Sage
- ●1/4 cup, grated Parmesan Cheese
- ●to taste Salt
- ●to taste Black Pepper
Instructions
- 1Cook the chicken tortellini according to package directions. Reserve about 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining.
- 2While the tortellini is cooking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- 3Continue 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.
- 4Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the dried sage.
- 5Add the cooked and drained tortellini to the skillet with the brown butter sage sauce. Toss to coat.
- 6Stir in the grated Parmesan cheese. Add a little of the reserved pasta water if needed to create a creamy sauce.
- 7Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
Recipe Context
This recipe was created with the following context in mind:
Wednesday
dinner
winter
60 min