Cheese Tortellini With Shrimp In Tomato Cream Sauce

Cheese Tortellini With Shrimp In Tomato Cream Sauce is a main course that serves 4. Watching your figure? This pescatarian recipe has 895 calories, 48g of protein, and 45g of fat per serving. For $4.07 per serving, this recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is liked by 17 foodies and cooks. Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, cheese tortellini, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 63%, this dish is solid. Try Shrimp & Tortellini in Tomato Cream for Two, Tortellini & Shrimp Skewers with Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce, and Tortellini with Tomato-Cream Sauce for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

14 ounces can Italian diced tomatoes, do not drain

1 bag frozen cheese tortellini

1 chicken bullion cube, crushed

2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley

4 teaspoons of fresh or dried thyme

2 large garlic cloves, minced

1 1/2 cups heavy cream or half and half (both are equally good)

4 Tbs. olive oil

Freshly-grated Parmesan cheese for garnish

Salt and freshly grounded pepper to taste

1/2 pound large fresh or frozen shrimp (thawed, peeled and tails removed)

Equipment:

colander

sauce pan

frying pan

cutting board

knife

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Thaw frozen shrimp according to package directions if using frozen, and then peel, devein and rinse shrimp in a colander.
  2. While shrimp are draining, fill a medium size saucepan with cold water and cook tortellini according to package directions. Do NOT overcook your tortellini, no more than 2-3 mins once tortellini are added to boiling water.
  3. Drain pasta and set aside.
  4. Using the same saucepan combine diced tomatoes, crushed bullion, parsley and thyme and bring to a low simmer.
  5. While tomatoes are simmering bring a large skillet to medium heat and add olive oil. Heat olive oil and add minced garlic, cooking just until slightly opaque (approx. 1 min). Add garlic and olive oil to tomatoes, stir. Taking a fork crush tomatoes, breaking up the pieces until you have a chunky sauce.
  6. Add cream to skillet that you used for garlic and bring to a low simmer. Add tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste to cream and bring to slow simmer
  7. Add cream to skillet that you used for garlic and bring to a slow simmer.
  8. Add tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste to cream and bring back up to a slow simmer.
  9. Reduce heat on cream sauce to low to keep warm and continue to stir occasionally.
  10. At this point you can butterfly your shrimp, which helps to make the amount of shrimp seem more substantial, but this is not a necessary step.
  11. To butterfly your shrimp, place on cutting board and with a very sharp knife, open up shrimp along the back but not cutting all the way through.
  12. Add shrimp to cream sauce and cover, allowing shrimp to cook for approximately 4-5 minutes.
  13. Add tortellini to pan coating with cream sauce and seasoning if necessary with additional salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
  14. Plate and top with a sprinkle of shredded parmesan cheese.

 

Step by step:


1. Thaw frozen shrimp according to package directions if using frozen, and then peel, devein and rinse shrimp in a colander.While shrimp are draining, fill a medium size saucepan with cold water and cook tortellini according to package directions. Do NOT overcook your tortellini, no more than 2-3 mins once tortellini are added to boiling water.

2. Drain pasta and set aside.Using the same saucepan combine diced tomatoes, crushed bullion, parsley and thyme and bring to a low simmer.While tomatoes are simmering bring a large skillet to medium heat and add olive oil.

3. Heat olive oil and add minced garlic, cooking just until slightly opaque (approx. 1 min).

4. Add garlic and olive oil to tomatoes, stir. Taking a fork crush tomatoes, breaking up the pieces until you have a chunky sauce.

5. Add cream to skillet that you used for garlic and bring to a low simmer.

6. Add tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste to cream and bring to slow simmer

7. Add cream to skillet that you used for garlic and bring to a slow simmer.

8. Add tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste to cream and bring back up to a slow simmer.Reduce heat on cream sauce to low to keep warm and continue to stir occasionally.At this point you can butterfly your shrimp, which helps to make the amount of shrimp seem more substantial, but this is not a necessary step.To butterfly your shrimp, place on cutting board and with a very sharp knife, open up shrimp along the back but not cutting all the way through.

9. Add shrimp to cream sauce and cover, allowing shrimp to cook for approximately 4-5 minutes.

10. Add tortellini to pan coating with cream sauce and seasoning if necessary with additional salt and pepper.

11. Remove from heat.Plate and top with a sprinkle of shredded parmesan cheese.


Nutrition Information:

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894k Calories
48g Protein
45g Total Fat
74g Carbs
14% Health Score
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Calories
894k
45%

Fat
45g
70%

  Saturated Fat
17g
109%

Carbohydrates
74g
25%

  Sugar
8g
10%

Cholesterol
250mg
84%

Sodium
2136mg
93%

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Protein
48g
97%

Calcium
779mg
78%

Selenium
36µg
52%

Phosphorus
442mg
44%

Iron
6mg
38%

Fiber
7g
30%

Vitamin E
4mg
28%

Manganese
0.47mg
24%

Vitamin C
16mg
19%

Vitamin B2
0.31mg
18%

Copper
0.36mg
18%

Zinc
2mg
18%

Vitamin B12
1µg
18%

Vitamin A
868IU
17%

Magnesium
65mg
16%

Vitamin K
16µg
15%

Potassium
503mg
14%

Vitamin B6
0.24mg
12%

Vitamin B3
1mg
9%

Vitamin B1
0.13mg
8%

Vitamin B5
0.78mg
8%

Folate
24µg
6%

Vitamin D
0.33µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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