Tortellini With A Tomato-basil Cream Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 lbs cheese tortellini, cooked
• 1/8 cup fresh parsley, chopped for topping
• 1/8 cup parmesan cheese, freshly-grated for topping
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups plum tomatoes, peeled crushed drained (canned)
• 1 chicken bouillon cube, mashed
• 4 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese, freshly-grated

Recipe

• 1 prepare tortellini as directed on package.
• 2 chop tomatoes in chunky pieces.
• 3 blend bouillon with basil, parsley and pepper into the tomatoes.
• 4 saute the garlic in olive oil until just .
• 5 add to the sauce and bring just to a simmer.
• 6 when sauce is hot, add the cream to a non-aluminum skillet and bring to a slow boil and add the hot tomato sauce and cheese.
• 7 stir well and blend the tortellini into the pan of tomato basil cream sauce.
• 8 serve, topped with parsley and cheese.