Tortellini with Vegetables and Cream

Ingredients

• 1 packet cheese-filled tortellini
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup mixed bell peppers
• 1/2 cup spring onions
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 cups cream
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
• 25 g butter
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp oregano or fresh thyme
• Mozzarella cheese
• 1 tbsp cream cheese
• 1 cup boiling water

Method

1. Boil the tortellini about 15 minutes.
2. In a deep pan, add the butter and onion, then the garlic, then the peppers until soft, then the mushrooms, then the stock cube with the boiling water, then the cream cheese, cream, black pepper, paprika and oregano. Stir and let it boil, drain the pasta and add it. Transfer to a baking dish, top with the cheese and spring onions, melt and brown the cheese and serve immediately.

Notes

Tortellini is pasta filled with cheese or meat and works with any sauce. You can add fried chicken or steak strips before the vegetables.