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Pesto Tortellini

Pesto Tortellini is a delicious vegetarian dinner ready in under 30 minutes! Cheese tortellini tossed with pesto and sun dried tomatoes.
Course Main Dishes
Cuisine American
Keyword basic pesto, basic pesto recipe, cheese tortellini, Food, fresh pasta, packaged pasta, pasta, pesto, Recipe, sun dried tomatoes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 590kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 20 ounces cheese tortellini pasta
  • 1/2 cup prepared pesto at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes packed in oil rough chopped
  • Freshly grated Romano or Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain but reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water. Transfer to serving bowl.
  • Mix pesto with tortellini, sun dried tomatoes and 1 tablespoon oil from sun dried tomatoes. Toss to coat pasta. If pasta seems dry add reserved pasta water 1 tablespoon at a time until it reaches desired consitency. Season to taste with salt. Sprinkle with cheese.

Notes

Nutrition information for estimation purposes only. 

Nutrition

Calories: 590kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 942mg | Potassium: 215mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 802IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 257mg | Iron: 4mg