Cheese Tortellini With Spinach & Goat Cheese

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces fresh cheese tortellini (cooked according to package directions)
• 1/2 cup pesto sauce
• 2 cups baby spinach, coarsely chopped
• 4 ounces crumbled goat cheese
• 1 large lemon, juice and zest of
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, boil water for tortellini. once the water comes to a boil, add salt if desired and cook pasta.
• 2 in the meantime, put the pesto, spinach, goat cheese, lemon zest & juice in a large serving bowl.
• 3 drain the tortellini and add to the serving bowl.
• 4 add about ¼ cup of the cooking water and toss.
• 5 goal is to melt the cheese and pesto, but not to make a watery sauce.
• 6 the sauce should really cling to the pasta, so be careful not to add too much water.
• 7 grind some pepper over the top.
• 8 taste, adjust seasonings and serve.