Recipe Overview
Why you’ll love it: Tortellini with creamy sun-dried tomato sauce and sautéed spinach makes an impressive side dish or a light main dish. You’ll love the flavor the sun-dried tomatoes add to the sauce!
How long it takes: 25 minutes
Equipment you’ll need: large saucepan, skillet
Servings: 4 side, 2 main
Tortellini with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce
This little pasta number is ready in just twenty-five minutes and it’s a quick and easy vegetarian meal. I like to grill chicken to go with it but it’s really not necessary because the tortellini is a totally satisfying meal without any meat.
Tortellini with creamy sun-dried tomato sauce and spinach is super easy to make! While the tortellini boils, you make the sauce. All you need to do is sauté onions, add the sun-dried tomatoes and spinach, and cook until the spinach is wilted. It only takes a couple minutes. Then you add the rest of the sauce ingredients and just let it cook until the tortellini is ready. Add the cooked tortellini to the sauce, and serve it with a side salad and/or grilled chicken. Steak would be yummy, too.
“I just made this and it was so easy, so so delicious! I didn’t make any changes, it was just perfect the way it was! … Winner winner!”
Leftovers should be refrigerated promptly in a covered container and will keep for 3 to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave or in a small skillet or saucepan on the stove. If the pasta seems a little dry, add a splash of cream, milk, or water to thin down the sauce a bit.
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Tortellini with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 cups cheese tortellini (I use Barilla 3 cheese tortellini)
- 1 jar (7 ounces) sun-dried tomatoes in oil (cut into thin strips)
- 1 teaspoon oil reserved from sun-dried tomatoes
- ½ cup diced onion
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 5 ounces baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Measure out 1 cup heavy cream and set aside to warm up slightly.
- Cook tortellini according to package directions. Reserve ½ cup of the cooking water before you drain the tortellini.2 cups cheese tortellini
- In a large deep skillet over medium heat, heat 1 teaspoon olive oil from the jar of sun-dried tomatoes. (You may need extra oil if you're not using a nonstick skillet). When the oil is hot, add onions and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sauté onions until translucent. Add garlic and cook for another minute or until fragrant.1 teaspoon oil reserved from sun-dried tomatoes, ½ cup diced onion, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper, 1 clove garlic, minced
- Add sun-dried tomatoes and spinach. Cook just until spinach is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes.1 jar (7 ounces) sun-dried tomatoes in oil, 5 ounces baby spinach leaves
- Over low heat, slowly stir in cream and heat until sauce is slightly thickened. Stir in Parmesan cheese and cooked tortellini. Drizzle in pasta water, as needed, to achieve desired consistency.1 cup heavy cream, ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Serve immediately with extra Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Notes
- Yield: If you’re serving this as a main course, it will serve 2. It makes 4 side servings (nutrition information is for side serving).
- Serving suggestions: Serve tortellini with creamy sun-dried tomato sauce with grilled chicken, steak, or pork. For a main course, I like to serve it with a green salad and crusty bread.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I hate being sick, hope everyone feels better. This has my name all over it
Eeek everyone in our house seems to be getting sick too, it’s that time of year I suppose :( Hope you all feel better! This tortellini looks absolutely amazing and is sure making me hungry for lunch!! Definitely pinning this to make soon :)
Sorry to hear that you all got sick, our house got hit with the flu bug too after my little man started school. Hope you all feel better soon! Easy and comforting meals like this are perfect! Love the sun-dried tomatoes!
I’m such a fan of easy pasta dishes on busy week nights. Hope everyone is fully recovered!
Such beautiful colors and it looks super delicious!! Hope your fam is all feeling better :)
I am definitely making this soon! I love the flavor from sundried tomatoes. Not to mention heavy cream!
With kids underfoot whenever I am in the kitchen, 25 minutes to make a dish so tasty like this is perfect. Plus it is definitely something the whole family will love. Yum!
I make a variation which has bacon–you’re looks wonderful!
Heavy cream makes EVERYTHING better!
Oh my goodness, I am sorry to hear that everyone was sick, that must have not been the highlight of back to school!
BUT, good thing you had this tortellini to get your through. I seriously love ALL things sun-dried tomato, so I need it! Pinned!