Green Beans and Tortellini Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Green Beans and Tortellini
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bring salted water to a boil in large pot.
  2. Wash and inspect beans.
  3. Heat olive oil in a heavy 10 inch frying pan. (I use cast iron.).
  4. Carefully immerse beans in water for no more than 2 minutes.
  5. Do not dump out water; scoop out beans with tongs or strainer into colander.
  6. Run cold water over beans in sink to stop cooking and set aside.
  7. Return water to boil and cook tortellini according to instructions of package OR if you are making fresh tortellini from a recipe, save this step till after beans and sauce are done so that they will be hot and not over cooked.
  8. While waiting for tortellini to cook add onion and garlic to olive oil, brown slightly and add beans.
  9. Stir frequently; if they need more oil add some of the butter now.
  10. When beans begin to sizzle remove them, leaving most of the onions and garlic behind, with tongs to covered bowl and keep warm.
  11. Be sure to keep an eye on the tortellini and stir them.
  12. Add the rest of the butter to pan and stir.
  13. Stir in half of the milk lower the heat to medium.
  14. Mix the rest of the milk with corn starch in a cup or jar and set aside for a moment.
  15. Stir half of the cheese, and all of the pepper, and Mrs. Dash into pan with a whisk.
  16. Stir in the rest of the milk mixture and stir until thickened.
  17. Set heat to low and gradually stir in the rest of the cheese until melted. (Now cook pasta if using fresh ones).
  18. Add a little, less that 1/4 cup, of the cooking water from the pasta to the sauce and stir.
  19. Pour sauce into serving container, cover and set aside.
  20. In a large serving bowl mix cooked Tortellini and beans, serve immediately with sauce on the side.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 226.25 Kcal (947 kJ)
Calories from fat 103 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.44g 18%
Cholesterol 31.66mg 11%
Sodium 303.39mg 13%
Potassium 116.13mg 2%
Total Carbs 21.06g 7%
Sugars 2.65g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0.86g 3%
Protein 9.79g 20%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 226.1mg 23%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 60.69 Kcal (254 kJ)
Calories from fat 27.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.07g 18%
Cholesterol 8.49mg 11%
Sodium 81.38mg 13%
Potassium 31.15mg 2%
Total Carbs 5.65g 7%
Sugars 0.71g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0.23g 3%
Protein 2.63g 20%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 5%
Calcium 60.6mg 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.3
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top