Tortellini Bites recipe

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Ingredients

1 (32 fluid ounce) container chicken broth, divided
1 (16 ounce) package prepared cheese tortellini, thawed
2 cloves crushed garlic
2 teaspoons dried basil
¼ cup butter
2 tablespoons cornstarch
⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Nutrition Info

87.3 calories
carbohydrate: 9.6 g
cholesterol: 15.4 mg
fat: 4 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 3.3 g
saturatedFat: 2.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 283.8 mg
sugar: 0.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Reserve 1-1/4 cups broth. Bring remaining broth to a boil in a large pot, add tortellini and cook until tender, drain well.

  2. In a small bowl, blend cornstarch into 1 1/4 cups of reserved broth.

  3. In a large saucepan, saute garlic and basil in the butter or margarine for 2 minutes over a medium heat. Add the cornstarch-broth mixture to the saucepan. Cook and stir until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil.

  4. Place tortellini in a serving dish, pour the broth-mixture, and Parmesan cheese into the serving dish and toss. Serve with toothpicks.

Recipe Yield

24 servings

Recipe Note

Unusual hot appetizer that can be prepared earlier in day and reheated in microwave.

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