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Lemony Olive Oil Tortellini Recipe
A quick and easy lemony olive oil tortellini dinner meal. Prepared in a skillet in minutes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 907 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
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
Instructions
Prepping
- 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
- Peel and chop garlic fine.
- Keep fresh basil and other ingredients ready.
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Cook Tortellini
- Bring a pot with salt water to boil.
- 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
- Heat up a skillet with olive oil and saute garlic over a medium to low heat setting.
- Stir in chopped lemon peel and keep over the same heat setting. Stir for a minute or so.
- Season with salt and black pepper and mix in. Take from the heat.
- Toss tortellini in flavored olive oil.
- Top with fresh basil and parmesan.
- 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
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
% 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.