Creamy Tortellini Pasta with Garlic Basil Sauce

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Creamy Tortellini Pasta Garlic Basil Sauce is an easy pasta dish you can put together in under 20 minutes!!!  Yep!  Just what we all need on busy weeknights… can I get an amen?

Creamy Tortellini Pasta

Quick, easy & yummy – those are my 3 favorite words for weeknight dinners!  This pasta dish has a delicious, creamy garlic, basil sauce that you seriously just want to lick up every last drop.

Doesn’t that just look SO GOOD!!!  Ok, let’s get to the recipe!

Creamy Tortellini Pasta with Garlic Basil Sauce

Quick 20 minute pasta dish - Creamy Tortellini Pasta with a delicious creamy garlic, basil sauce.

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Prep Time:10 minutes mins

Cook Time:15 minutes mins

Total Time:25 minutes mins

Ingredients

• Package of Fresh Tortellini I used a 3 cheese - serving size 2-3
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 5-6 basil leaves chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• fresh basil to garnish if desired

Instructions

• Bring a pot of water to a boil, add fettuccine and cook as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, add butter to a skillet. Turn heat to medium and melt butter.
• Once butter has melted add flour. Stir with a whisk until the flour and butter have combined (it will be very thick) Continue stirring for about 30 seconds.
• Add the milk (I use whole milk, but anything other than nonfat will work). Continue to whisk. With a ladle add 2 ladles of your boiling pasta water to the skillet (approximately 1/2 cup).
• Add your minced garlic and chopped basil to the skillet. Stir until combined.
• Turn the heat to low and stir occasionally until the pasta is cooked.
• Add pasta to the sauce. Stir and then serve hot with basil garnish.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: pasta

Author: Maryann @ Domestically Speaking

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