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Looking for a sauce idea for tortellini - Trixxee - 11-11-2008
Hi guys - I have a bunch of leftover chicken herb tortellini that I hate to waste (early New Year's Resolution is to stop wasting groceries and money). Tonight we had it with homemade marinara sauce. I'd like to do something different with it tomorrow. I love cream sauces but of course that's heavy.
Any ideas on something a little lighter than that but will work well with this kind of tortellini? Thanks in advance.
Re: Looking for a sauce idea for tortellini - Old Bay - 11-11-2008
Why don't you do a bechemel sauce with a blu cheese--a little grana padana over the top--should be great if you like blues.
*Edited to say, I like the next one better!!
Re: Looking for a sauce idea for tortellini - farnfam - 11-11-2008
I was just looking at this today from Issue 12, I think
Gorgonzola Mushroom Sauce
(Cuisine, December 1998, Issue 12, p. 15)
Makes: 3 Cups Total Time: 40 Minutes Rating: Easy
Saute:
1/2 cup pancetta or bacon, diced
Drain All But 2 T. Drippings. Add:
6 cups mushrooms, chopped
1/3 cup shallots, minced
Add and Reduce:
2 cups heavy cream
2 T. chopped fresh parsley
Remove from Heat; Add:
1/3 cup Gorgonzola cheese
Saute pancetta or bacon.
Drain all but 2 T. of drippings. Add mushrooms and shallots to the remaining bacon drippings.
Add heavy cream and parsley and reduce.
Remove from heat and add Gorgonzola Cheese.
Cis
Re: Looking for a sauce idea for tortellini - firechef - 11-11-2008
How about a Fontina Bachemel with pine nuts and spinach???
Or a pesto sauce or a pesto Alfredo???
Re: Looking for a sauce idea for tortellini - Gourmet_Mom - 11-11-2008
I really like the pesto Alfredo for the tortellini. But the Gorgonzola Mushroom Sauce sounds amazing! Copied and saved Cis! Thanks! What is it served with? I'm thinking it would be REALLY good with a beef/pasta dish...or just over a steak.
Re: Looking for a sauce idea for tortellini - firechef - 11-11-2008
Olive Garden used to do a Gorgonzola Mushroom for a Filet Mignon and pasta dish. I think the recipe is still available at their website.
Re: Looking for a sauce idea for tortellini - labradors - 11-11-2008
LJ may be onto something: how about a sun-dried-tomato pesto?
Re: Looking for a sauce idea for tortellini - Old Bay - 11-11-2008
Cis, I like that!!
Re: Looking for a sauce idea for tortellini - firechef - 11-11-2008
Add oil soaked sun dried tomatoes and a classic basil and pine nut based pesto TO an Alfredo sauce and the oils will add more flavour and thin a good thick Alfredo...
Re: Looking for a sauce idea for tortellini - Trixxee - 11-11-2008
Wow - you guys are amazing. One sauce sounds better than the next and I'll definitely report back. Thank you.