Tortellini With Ham and Cream Sauce

By Pierre Franey

Total Time
Under 20 minutes
Rating
5(80)
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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

  1. Step 1

    Bring the water to a boil and add salt.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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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DanielW

This was easy and incredibly delicious. I browned ham first, doubled the onion, garlic and jalapeño and added a splash of white wine, maybe vodka next time as it’s the same ingredients as that famous tomato cream sauce. Love delicious retro recipes like this

Amo Coquere

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.

hrsn

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.

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