Thursday, August 20, 2015

Yummy, Yummy

I've been really into baking & cooking some yummy dinners lately. One dinner I recently made took the cake. It was 3 cheese tortellini with spinach & tomatoes with a side of rosemary flatbread. The meal was really easy with minimal ingredients. Win. Win.


Rosemary Sea Salt Flatbread:

Pillsbury pizza dough
Olive Oil
Rosemary
Sea salt
Parmesan Cheese

Cut the dough into square slices
Heat about 1 Tbsp olive oil in a skillet or on a griddle on medium heat. After about a minute, add 3-4 pieces of dough (they should sizzle a little). I found it best to add the rosemary & sea salt before flipping because it allowed them to stick in the bread. Obviously, fresh rosemary would be best, but I used dried rosemary leaves & it was still delicious. Cook until golden brown. Remove from heat and sprinkle with parmesean cheese if desired.


Spinach Tomato 3 Cheese Totellini:

1 package 3 cheese tortellini
2 tbsp butter
2 cloves of garlic, minced
3 tbsp flour
1 tsp onion powder
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 can diced tomatoes
1 1/2 cups spinach
3 tbsp basil
2 tsp oregano
6 tbsp freshly grated parmesan cheese, for topping as well
Red pepper flakes, for serving (optional)

Cook the tortellini according to the directions on the package.

In a large, deep skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add minced garlic & saute briefly, then add flour & onion powder and cook, stirring constantly, about a minute. While whisking, slowly pour in milk & heavy cream, then whisk together until smooth. Cook, stirring constantly until the mixture begins to simmer. Add the can of tomatoes, spinach, basil & oregano. Cook several more minutes until the sauce begins to thicken & the spinach has wilted. Add the parmesan cheese and stirr until melted. Remove from heat & mix the tortellini into the sauce. Serve with parmesan cheese & red pepper flakes if desired.

This recipe would work really well with any type of pasta & even some sort of meat added! I didn't used fresh herbs & it still tasted delicious, but the one fresh item you should use is the fresh parmesan. It will definitely add more flavor to the dish.



Happy almost weekend! I hope you enjoy the recipe as much as we did! XO :)

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