Simple Way to Prepare Award-winning Tortellini with a Creamy Tomato Basil Sauce

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Tortellini with a Creamy Tomato Basil Sauce is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Tortellini with a Creamy Tomato Basil Sauce is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have tortellini with a creamy tomato basil sauce using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Tortellini with a Creamy Tomato Basil Sauce:

1. Get package of tortellini, any flavor you'd like
2. Take butter
3. Take small yellow onion, diced
4. Take garlic, minced
5. Make ready all purpose flour
6. Take milk
7. Take heavy whipping cream
8. Make ready unsalted diced tomatoes, undrained
9. Take fresh basil, chopped finely (or 1 1/2 tsp. dried basil)
10. Make ready pepper
11. Take salt
12. Get freshly grated parmesan cheese (plus more for topping)

Steps to make Tortellini with a Creamy Tomato Basil Sauce:

1. Get a large pot of salted water going over high heat for the tortellini. Once it comes to a boil, stir in the tortellini and cook according to the package directions. Meanwhile, in a seperate pot, get the sauce going.
2. In a seperate, medium sized pot, heat the butter over medium heat. Once it's melted, add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes, so it can start to soften up. Then stir in the garlic and cook an additional 2 or so minutes, stirring often.
3. Add the flour and whisk until it is all incorporated with the butter. Let this cook for a minute or so, stirring often.
4. Slowly whisk in the milk and cream until it is all added and smoothly incorporated. Increase the heat to med-high, then add the diced tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper. Let this come to a gentle simmer.
5. Once at a simmer, reduce the heat slightly and allow this to simmer for about 5 or so minutes, until it has thickened up. Then remove it from the heat and immediately stir in the parmesan cheese.
6. By now, your tortellini should be done and drained. Stir the cooked tortellini into the sauce and stir it all together. That's it! Serve topped with some additional freshly grated parmesan cheese.

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