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I posted about one of my favorite sites, BzzAgent, on Works For Me Wednesday a couple of weeks ago. One of the great products that I received as an agent was Barilla Tortellini and Tortelloni. This pasta is extremely versatile and I loved each of the different flavors. As is common when receiving a BzzKit, it included not only samples of the actual pasta product, but plenty of coupons and recipe ideas. The Three Cheese Tortellni with Creamy Roasted Red Pepper sauce was my absolute favorite. Probably because I adore anything with roasted red peppers in it...sigh. Anyways, I also liked this recipe the best because it is SO extremely simple it's almost embarrassing. Everyone I've made this for believes it to be some fancy schmancy recipe that takes forever! Ha ha ha. It takes about 5 minutes!

Let's get started, shall we?

The cast:

1 jar (7 ounces) roasted red peppers, drained
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves (1/2 teaspoon) garlic, minced
1 cup prepared alfredo sauce
1 package (8 ounces)BARILLA Three Cheese Tortellini
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped


BRING a large pot of water to a boil.

PUREE peppers in a food processor or blender; set aside.

HEAT olive oil in a large skillet. Add garlic and sauté over medium-low heat for 2 minutes. Stir in pepper puree and alfredo sauce. Continue cooking for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

COOK Tortellini according to package directions. Drain.

ADD parsley to sauce mixture. Combine Tortellini with sauce and serve.

That's it! Simple huh?

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Posted in: Barilla, easy, pasta, quick, recipes, roasted red peppers, simple, tortellini on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at at 6:33 PM 5 comments    

Yet another quick and easy, very delicious recipe sure to please everyone around you!

Let's make some tortellini casserole!

First grab the following ingredients:

2 (10 oz) containers refrigerated alfredo sauce (of your choice, I use Buitoni)
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 (20 oz) pkg refrigerated green and white mixed cheese tortellini (again, use whatever you prefer, but I use Buitoni)
1 (10 oz) pkg frozen chopped broccoli, thawed, drained
1/2 C. Garlic and Herb bread crumbs
1 TBSP olive oil1.

Now I realize some people out there may feel the need for some MEAT with their meal. I've used crumbled bacon myself for this casserole, and I have a friend who adds cut up chicken to hers. Whatever floats your boat people.

I've also been known to add grated Parmesan cheese and wheat germ to the bread crumb/olive oil topping. Shh, don't tell my kids!

Heat Oven to 375.
In med. sized bowl stir together alfredo sauce, 2 cups water and pepper.
Pour 1 cup sauce mixture into bottom of 2 1/2 quart shallow casserole dish.
Arrange half of tortellini (uncooked) in single layerover sauce, sprinkle with broccoli.
Pour 1 1/2 cups sauce over top.
Repeat layering.
Cover with foil.
Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven, heat broiler.
In small bowl stir breadcrumbs and oil together. Sprinkle on topof casserole.
Place under broiler until crumbs are golden (1 to 2 minutes)

Posted in: broccoli, casserole, easy, quick, simple, tortellini on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at at 11:23 AM 10 comments