Cheese Tortellini in Butter Thyme Sauce
Cheese tortellini smothered in butter thyme sauce. Need I say more? Not really.
Could you just cover tortellini in melted butter and be totally satisfied? Absolutely. But, #selflove. Add the thyme. You have the time. I’ll show myself out.
This is a perfect weeknight meal because it comes together in about 10 minutes using frozen tortellini. I use Louisa who has, bar none, the best frozen ravoli in the world. My kids give their full blessing on that.
Watch the IG Reel right here for details, but this sinful little dish comes together in a snap!
Cheese Tortellini in Butter Thyme Sauce
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 10 MinTotal time: 15 Min
Ingredients
- 1 bag frozen Louisa’s four-cheese tortellini
- 1 stick unsalted Kerrigold butter
- 2 tsp. Preserved Lemon juice (or 1/2 T. fresh lemon juice)
- ½ C. grated parmesan or romano cheese (whatever you have or prefer is great)
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp. sea salt
- Fresh flat-leaf parsley to garnish
Instructions
- In a skillet, melt the butter with the thyme, red pepper flakes, lemon juice, and salt.
- Meanwhile, bring your pasta water to a boil and cook the tortellini as directed.
- Discard thyme just before adding the tortellini to the sauce.
- Add tortellini directly to butter sauce.
- Top pasta with the grated cheese.
- Add additional pasta water if needed to loosen the cheese into the butter sauce.
- Garnish with parsley and enjoy!
