Creamy Bacon Tortelloni
Crisp bacon, filled pasta, and a cream sauce loosened with pasta water. Fifteen minutes of actual work.
- Total
- 25 min
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- bacon12 oz
- cheese tortelloni16 oz
- zucchini1¼ piece
- cherry tomatoes2 cup
- heavy cream12 tbsp
- parmesan cheese8 tbsp
- garlic4 clove
- fresh basil8 sprig
- black pepper1 tsp
- salt1 tsp
You'll need
pot · skillet
Method
Fry diced bacon from a cold pan until crisp, 8 minutes. Lift out.
9 min · fry
Boil tortelloni in salted water. Save a mug of the water.
5 min · boil
Fry sliced zucchini in the bacon fat until browned at the edges, 5 minutes.
6 min · saute
Add garlic and halved tomatoes, press until they burst, 3 minutes.
4 min · saute
Pour in cream, simmer 2 minutes, then add tortelloni and pasta water.
4 min · simmer
Toss until glossy, then fold the bacon back in with parmesan and basil.
3 min · rest
Serving suggestion
Bacon goes back in at the end, not into the sauce — it should still crunch.