5.0 from 15 votes
Tortellini Skewers with Lemon Spinach Pesto
This easy and delicious appetizer is made with spinach and cheese tortellini, cherry tomatoes, pepper-jack cheese and dunked in a fresh and flavorful pesto. It's a great make-ahead, less than 30 minute appetizer!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 16 skewers
Calories: 100 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 (20oz.) package spinach and cheese tortellini
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup cubed pepper jack cheese, plus more as needed
- 16 skewers
For the pesto
- 3 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1 large bunch Basil, fresh
- 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup pinenuts
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 Tbsp. garlic, minced
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the tortellini according to package directions. Once cooked, drain and let cold water run over tortellini to stop the cooking process. You do not want your tortellini to be mushy and fall off of the skewers.
- In a food processor, combine all ingredients for the pesto and blend until smooth. Add more olive oil or seasonings if desired to get a consistency you prefer.
- Layer the ingredients on the skewers. I layer in this order: tortellini, tomato, cheese, tomato, tortellini. Once completed, place on a serving platter with the lemon spinach pesto in the center for dipping.
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Notes
- Add on salami if you'd like too and other veggies like cucumber. You can use any cheese you like! Cheddar, jack, mozzarella etc.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1skewer
Calories
100kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
61mg
(3%)
Potassium
74mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
0.4g
(1%)
Vitamin A
643IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
61mg
(6%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16skewers
Amount Per Serving
Calories 100
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1skewer | |
| Calories | 100kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 61mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 74mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 0.4g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 643IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 61mg | 6% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.