Cheese Tortellini With Cherry Tomatoes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups uncooked dry cheese-filled egg tortellini
• 1 (6 ounce) package fresh baby spinach
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes or 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved or quartered depending on size
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cook tortellini according to package instructions; drain and set aside.
• 2 while the pasta cooks, gather and cut up the vegetables and other ingredients.
• 3 heat the olive oil and garlic in a large pan over medium heat for about one minute.
• 4 add tomatoes, onion powder, salt, and pepper to the pan and saute for about 5 minutes.
• 5 add spinach, parsley and basil to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes more.
• 6 gently stir in the tortellini and cook for 2-3 more minutes.
• 7 remove from heat and top with parmesan cheese.