Ingredient: Three Bridges Tri Color Cheese Tortellini

Tortellini Pasta Skewers

Festive tortellini skewer appetizers

Tortellini Pasta Skewers Appetizer Recipe

These tortellini pasta skewers are festive, easy to make and delicious!  I buy tri-colored cheese tortellini, so they are not only festive but vegetarian.  These are easy to prep on a boat for your next dock party and hearty enough for a dinner crowd.  During the holidays, I want my appetizers to be festive and go with the theme. That’s easy to do with a vegetable platter.

tortellini pasta skewers

I like to buy the Three Bridges Family Size Rainbow Tortellini. You can make these about two hours before serving and refrigerate until you are ready to serve.

tortellini pasta skewers

This weekend I am going to change up the recipe a bit and add a slice of salami, provolone cheese and an olive to the skewers.  Anti-pasta salad on a stick! Yum. If you find other ways to make these, please share with us. Enjoy!

Tortellini Pasta Skewer Appetizer Recipe

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These tortellini pasta skewers are great appetizers. They are easy to make and can feed a crowd of hungry boaters or party guests. Using tri-color tortellini makes them festive for your next holiday party. Enjoy.
Festive tortellini skewer appetizers
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Festive tortellini skewer appetizers
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta according to the package directions, approximately 4 minutes. Do not overcook. Drain pasta gently into a colander and return to pot.
  2. Stir in pesto sauce and red pepper flakes. Thread a white tortellini first, follow with a sundried tomato, a green tortellini, a sundried tomato and a red tortellini. Place finished skewer on a platter and repeat with remaining pasta. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. Can be made two hours in advance.
    Tortellini Pasta Skewer Appetizer Recipe
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Cheese Tortellini with Asparagus & Mushrooms

italian food dinner

Cheese Tortellini Pasta Recipe

Fresh cheese tortellini pasta can be found in the cheese section of your grocery store.  While my Italian friends will only make fresh pasta from scratch, I find it much easier to just buy it freshly made. Our local Safeway and Whole Foods  both have great selections of fresh pasta.

Pasta is one of the easiest things to prepare on a boat , since you really just need two pots. One for boiling pasta and the other for the sauce.  When entertaining guests on a boat, the last thing you want to do is be spending time in the galley cooking all day. I would rather be sharing a glass of wine or a cocktail with my guests.  What I love about this cheese tortellini pasta recipe is that it is super easy and hearty for the hungry sailors at dinner. I love to serve this over the Holidays as it is also festive in color.

Since this pasta is so rich, I love to pair it with a mild green salad.

Enjoy!

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 Cheese Tortellini Pasta with Asparagus & Mushrooms Yum
This pasta is very rich and hearty. Serve it with your favorite salad and crusty bread and you have the perfect dinner!
italian food dinner
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
italian food dinner
Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add onions, mushrooms, garlic and prociutto. Cook for about 5-8 minutes until prociutto is slightly crispy. Season with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes.
  2. Cook pasta according to directions and be sure to not over cook or boil too hard. Reserve a 1/2 cup of pasta liquid.
  3. Add whipping cream to the skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce and simmer for about 5 minutes until thickened slightly. Add asparagus and cook for another 3-5 minutes until tender. If you need to thicken the sauce more, add some of the reserved pasta liquid. Add pasta and shredded cheese to the cream mixture and blend well. Serve with crusty bread.
    cheese tortellini pasta recipe
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