- Calories 429
- Fat 23g
- Sat fat 5g
- Cholesterol 16mg
- Sodium 756mg
- Protein 16g
- Carbohydrate 43g
- Sugar 1g
- Fiber 6g
- Iron 4mg
- Calcium 288mg
Tortellini With Broccoli Pesto
Gentl & Hyers
How to Make It
Step 1
Cook the broccoli in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool slightly; reserve the water for cooking the tortellini.
Step 2
Pulse the broccoli, parsley, oil, pine nuts, Parmesan, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper in a food processor until finely chopped, 15 to 20 seconds.
Step 3
Cook the tortellini according to the package directions, reserving ¾ cup of the cooking water. Drain and return the tortellini to the pot.
Step 4
Add the broccoli pesto and ¼ cup of the reserved cooking water and toss to combine. (Add more cooking water as needed to loosen the sauce.)
Step 5
Serve sprinkled with more Parmesan.
Chef's Notes
Samo89
2015-02-24T19:04:21-05:00
Made this last night and loved it. Added a few extra things, garlic, basil, paparika and extra parmesan, ohh and sour cream.
cooks42
2014-12-29T18:58:12-05:00
I made this with the small cheese ravioli, and added garlic out of habit and it was delicious! The garlic is definitely a must ingredient! This is definitely a keeper!
pohlerbear
2014-07-30T18:22:57-04:00
This was easy and very good. My 8 year old DD asked for a second helping of "green stuff" and had no idea it was broccoli. I substituted sliced almonds for the pine nuts (they were too expensive) and used an extra head of broccoli. Next time I would probably add some garlic too, but it was fine without.
realfoodlover
2014-02-12T16:08:32-05:00
i loved this dish. I served with breaded chicken breast. I love the idea of adding garlic.. I added sriracha chile sauce and used basil infused olive oil. Next time I will definitely add garlic and either sun dried tomatoes or sautéed grape tomatoes. I think it would benefit from that as well. Great starter recipe to build on.
mschristie
2014-01-20T18:19:21-05:00
Definitely needs garlic, as much as 3-4 cloves, and benefitted from the juice and zest of 1/2 a lemon. Delicious recipe makes enough for 6-8 on tortellini.
seabelis
2014-01-18T07:07:22-05:00
Great, but could have used garlic. Reviewed on my blog: http://mmmsterdam.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/tortellini-with-broccoli-pesto/
