Tortellini With Ham and Cream Sauce

Name: Tortellini With Ham and Cream Sauce
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 4 quarts water; Salt to taste if desired; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 cup finely chopped onion; 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic; 1/2 pound cooked ham, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1/2 pound zucchini, ends trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, about 2 cups; 1 1/4 pounds red ripe tomatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, about 3 cups; 1 teaspoon finely minced, seeded hot green pepper, optional; 1 9-ounce package fresh or dried cheese tortellini; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 1/3 cup finely chopped scallions

By Pierre Franey

Total Time: Under 20 minutes
Rating: 5(76)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

4quarts water
Salt to taste if desired
3tablespoons olive oil
½cup finely chopped onion
1tablespoon finely minced garlic
½pound cooked ham, cut into ½-inch cubes
½pound zucchini, ends trimmed and cut into ½-inch cubes, about 2 cups
1¼pounds red ripe tomatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes, about 3 cups
1teaspoon finely minced, seeded hot green pepper, optional
19-ounce package fresh or dried cheese tortellini
½cup heavy cream
2tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
⅓cup finely chopped scallions

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Preparation

Step 1
Bring the water to a boil and add salt.
Step 2
Heat the oil in a skillet and add the onion and garlic. Cook briefly until wilted. Add the ham and cook, stirring, about 1 minute. Add the zucchini and cook, stirring, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook about 5 minutes. Add the pepper and continue cooking about 5 minutes.
Step 3
Meanwhile, add the tortellini to the boiling water and cook about 5 to 8 minutes or to the desired degree of doneness. Scoop out and reserve ¼ cup of the cooking liquid. Drain the tortellini.
Step 4
Add the reserved ¼ cup cooking liquid to the sauce, along with the cream and cheese. Stir. Add the tortellini and blend well. Sprinkle with scallions and serve.

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Amo Coquere1 year ago

This was a fantastic “comfort” meal! I will definitely make this again! To be honest, I made this to use up some Christmas ham. Used what I had at home, not because I didn’t want to follow the recipe. Light cream vs heavy cream. I used canned diced tomatoes (drained). (Let’s face it, canned tomatoes taste just as good as “grocery store tomatoes” in January! 😊) No zucchini and didn’t miss it.

hrsn2 years ago

This has been in the family rotation for 30 years. Only change suggested is to B brown the ham and the zucchini and then add the onions and garlic.

JennyO3 years ago

This was delicious and quick on a Monday night - without ham (my family is vegetarian) and with “so-so” supermarket plum tomatoes. We had a large package of tortellini from Costco, and the veggie amounts as written worked just fine. Added a little more water and cream to account for the larger amount of pasta. Will def make again!

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