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Cheese Tortellini with Homemade Blush Sauce

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Cheese Tortellini with Homemade Blush Sauce

By @chef1

A simple yet elegant blush sauce for cheese tortellini, combining marinara, tomato pasta sauce, and heavy cream for a balanced flavor.

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Ingredients

  • ●250g Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked
  • ●1 cup marinara sauce
  • ●120g Tomato pasta sauce
  • ●1/4 cup heavy cream
  • ●1 tablespoon butter
  • ●0.5g Salt
  • ●0.3g Black pepper
  • ●4g Fresh basil leaves
  • ●10g Parmesan cheese, grated

Instructions

  1. 1
    Boil the measured fresh cheese tortellini according to its actual package time. Reserve 120ml cooking water before draining.
  2. 2
    While the ravioli is cooking, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the marinara and tomato pasta sauces. Stir to combine and heat through.
  3. 3
    Reduce the heat to low and gently stir in the heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper to taste. If the sauce is too thick, add a tablespoon or two of the reserved pasta water to reach your desired consistency.
  4. 4
    Gently add the cooked ravioli to the sauce. Toss to coat.
  5. 5
    Divide the Cheese Tortellini among plates. Garnish with fresh basil leaves (if using) and a sprinkle of grated Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

Recipe details

Cuisine
Italian-inspired
Category
Main course
Preparation
17 minutes
Cooking
24 minutes

Estimated total: 41 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)
  • sauce heat: 3 min planning allowance (sauce_heat)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • 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 unspecified package of lobster ravioli with a weighed cheese-tortellini ingredient.
  • marinara sauce: USDA serving 1/2 cup portion weight
  • Matched 'marinara sauce' to 'Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve'. Portion 'serving 1/2 cup' used to represent 1 cup.
  • Replace unknown vodka sauce with measured tomato pasta sauce; cream remains listed separately.
  • heavy cream: USDA cup, fluid (yields 2 cups whipped) portion weight
  • Matched 'heavy cream' to 'Cream, fluid, heavy whipping'. Portion 'cup, fluid (yields 2 cups whipped)' used to represent 1/4 cup.
  • butter: USDA tbsp portion weight
  • Matched 'butter' to 'Butter, salted'. Portion 'tbsp' used.
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • USDA black pepper; documented seasoning allowance applies only to to-taste/pinch amounts.
  • Excludes optional Fresh basil leaves
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • Fresh basil leaves: original amount “4g”; interpreted as “4g”. USDA fresh basil; measured chopped leaves use the chopped portion, whole leaves use the loose whole-leaf portion.
  • Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked: Replace unspecified package of lobster ravioli with a weighed cheese-tortellini ingredient. Original: {"item":"lobster ravioli","amount":"1 package"}. Authored: {"item":"Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked","amount":"250g"}.
  • Tomato pasta sauce: Replace unknown vodka sauce with measured tomato pasta sauce; cream remains listed separately. Original: {"item":"vodka sauce","amount":"1/2 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Tomato pasta sauce","amount":"120g"}.
  • Parmesan cheese, grated: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Grated Parmesan cheese","amount":"for serving"}. Authored: {"item":"Parmesan cheese, grated","amount":"10g"}.
  • Salt: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Salt","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"0.5g"}.
  • Black pepper: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"freshly ground black pepper","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"0.3g"}.
  • Fresh basil leaves: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Fresh basil leaves","amount":"for garnish (optional)"}. Authored: {"item":"Fresh basil leaves","amount":"4g"}.
  • Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked: Replace unspecified package of lobster ravioli with a weighed cheese-tortellini ingredient. Original: {"item":"lobster ravioli","amount":"1 package"}. Authored: {"item":"Cheese tortellini, fresh-refrigerated, uncooked","amount":"250g"}.
  • Tomato pasta sauce: Replace unknown vodka sauce with measured tomato pasta sauce; cream remains listed separately. Original: {"item":"vodka sauce","amount":"1/2 cup"}. Authored: {"item":"Tomato pasta sauce","amount":"120g"}.
  • Parmesan cheese, grated: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Grated Parmesan cheese","amount":"for serving"}. Authored: {"item":"Parmesan cheese, grated","amount":"10g"}.
  • Salt: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Salt","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"0.5g"}.
  • Black pepper: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"freshly ground black pepper","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Black pepper","amount":"0.3g"}.
  • Fresh basil leaves: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Fresh basil leaves","amount":"for garnish (optional)"}. Authored: {"item":"Fresh basil leaves","amount":"4g"}.

lobster ravioli · blush sauce · marinara · cream

Estimated nutrition per serving

653 calories · 21.9 g protein · 74.7 g carbohydrate · 30 g fat · 5.9 g fiber · 1587 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Excludes optional Fresh basil leaves Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

dinner
spring
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