Lemony Olive Oil Tortellini Recipe

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    25 mins

  • Servings

    2 servings

  • Calories

    907 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Italian

Lemony Olive Oil Tortellini Recipe

A quick and easy lemony olive oil tortellini dinner meal. Prepared in a skillet in minutes.

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Ingredients

Servings

Cook Tortellini

  • 17.6 Ounces tortellini *see Notes
  • Salt water

Flavored Olive Oil

  • 4 Teaspoon lemon peel freshly grated, *see Notes
  • 2-3 Piece garlic cloves fresh
  • 2 Tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ Teaspoon salt
  • ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground

To garnish

  • basil fresh
  • parmesan optional
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Instructions

Prepping

  1. Peel lemon but don't peel the white pith (that's the bitter part). Chop the lemon finely. If you have a lemon zester, you can use that instead to prepare fine lemon zest
  2. Peel and chop garlic fine.
  3. Keep fresh basil and other ingredients ready.

Cook Tortellini

  1. Bring a pot with salt water to boil.
  2. Place tortellini in boiling saltwater and boil as per package instructions. They are done when they swim to the surface. Take from the water and keep aside.

Flavored Olive Oil

  1. Heat up a skillet with olive oil and saute garlic over a medium to low heat setting.
  2. Stir in chopped lemon peel and keep over the same heat setting. Stir for a minute or so.
  3. Season with salt and black pepper and mix in. Take from the heat.
  4. Toss tortellini in flavored olive oil.
  5. Top with fresh basil and parmesan.
  6. Serve up hot and enjoy.

Notes

  • Pick a lemon that hadn't been sprayed with pesticides! Just peel a whole lemon and use what you need to make this dish. The rest of the chopped peel can be used in other dishes in the future. Store in an airtight container in your fridge.
  • We love spinach ricotta tortellini. Try getting two packs of 8.8 ounces tortellini if you want to use the base measurement for 2 servings. 
  • I recommend using grated or shaved parmigiano reggiano as parmesan cheese topping.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 907kcal (45%) Carbohydrates 110g (37%) Protein 38g (76%) Fat 35g (54%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 10g Cholesterol 95mg (32%) Sodium 1665mg (69%) Potassium 22mg (1%) Fiber 10g (40%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 4IU (0%) Vitamin C 6mg (7%) Calcium 365mg (37%) Iron 7mg (39%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 907 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 907kcal 45%
Carbohydrates 110g 37%
Protein 38g 76%
Fat 35g 54%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 95mg 32%
Sodium 1665mg 69%
Potassium 22mg 0%
Fiber 10g 40%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 4IU 0%
Vitamin C 6mg 7%
Calcium 365mg 37%
Iron 7mg 39%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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