Peas and Prosciutto with Tortellini

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	568568 cal
pro	29 g29g pro
total fat	24 g24g total fat
sat. fat	14 g14g sat. fat
carb	59 g59g carb
fibre	4 g4g fibre
chol	135 mg135mg chol
sodium	722 mg722mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	4040 calcium
iron	1919 iron
vit A	2323 vit A
vit C	77 vit C
folate	2020 folate

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Ingredients

1 lb frozen cheese tortellini 1 1lb lbfrozen cheese tortellini
1 cup ricotta cheese 1 1cup cupricotta cheese
3/4 cup milk 3/4 3/4cup cupmilk
2 tbsp butter 2 2tbsp tbspbutter
1/4 cup chopped green onions 1/4 1/4cup cupchopped green oniongreen onions
4 slices prosciutto , chopped4 4slices slicesprosciutto or ham, chopped
1 pinch hot pepper flakes 1 1pinch pinchhot pepper flakes
2/3 cup cooked or frozen green peas 2/3 2/3cup cupcooked or frozen green peas
1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 1/2tsp tsppepper
1 pinch ground nutmeg 1 1pinch pinchground nutmeg
1 pinch salt 1 1pinch pinchsalt
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 1/4cup cupgrated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook tortellini until tender but firm, about 10 minutes; drain well.

Meanwhile, in blender or food processor, pur?ricotta cheese with milk until smooth; set aside.

In large skillet, melt butter over medium heat; cook onions, prosciutto, and hot pepper flakes (if using), stirring, until onions are softened, about 5 minutes.

Stir in tortellini, ricotta mixture, peas, pepper, nutmeg and salt ; cook, stirring, until heated through and tortellini are well coated. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

Source : Pasta By The Season: Spring 2004

Keywords : Dinner; Main Course; Boil; Peas; Prosciutto; Pasta; Ricotta; Green onions; Milk; Parmesan;

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