Creamy Shrimp Tortellini
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Creamy Shrimp Tortellini a try. For $4.08 per serving, this recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 37g of protein, 43g of fat, and a total of 690 calories. This recipe serves 2. If you have onion, garlic clove, chicken broth, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 6 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 61%. Creamy Tortellini, Creamy Tomato Tortellini, and Creamy Tortellini Minestrone are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 2
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
Dash dried basil
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1-1/2 to 2 cups refrigerated three-cheese tortellini or tortellini
1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup half-and-half cream
1/4 cup chopped onion
Dash dried oregano
1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
Equipment:
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
Directions In a skillet, saute the green pepper, red pepper, mushrooms, onion and garlic in butter until almost tender. Stir in the flour, garlic salt, basil and oregano until blended. Combine cream and wine; gradually stir into pepper mixture. Add bay leaf. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for about 8 minutes or until thickened, stirring several times. Meanwhile, cook tortellini in boiling water for about 5 minutes or until tender; drain. Cook shrimp in boiling water for 3 minutes or until they turn pink; drain. Discard bay leaf. Stir tortellini and shrimp into sauce. Yield: 2 servings. Originally published as Creamy Shrimp Tortellini in Cooking for One or Two Cookbook2003, p227 Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 765 calories, 43 g fat (26 g saturated fat), 324 mg cholesterol, 1,015 mg sodium, 52 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 35 g protein. Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend
Step by step:
1. In a skillet, saute the green pepper, red pepper, mushrooms, onion and garlic in butter until almost tender. Stir in the flour, garlic salt, basil and oregano until blended.
2. Combine cream and wine; gradually stir into pepper mixture.
3. Add bay leaf. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for about 8 minutes or until thickened, stirring several times.
4. Meanwhile, cook tortellini in boiling water for about 5 minutes or until tender; drain. Cook shrimp in boiling water for 3 minutes or until they turn pink; drain. Discard bay leaf. Stir tortellini and shrimp into sauce.
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