Tortellini With Marinara

Tortellini was a favorite when the girls were little. Our dear friend Nanette (called Nanu by our wee girls) introduced them to it with alfredo sauce and the girls began calling it Nanu pasta after our friend.

Fast forward to today, we still enjoy the wonderful taste of tortellini. With butter and salt and pepper flakes to wonderful marinara or alfredo, this is a really wonderful pasta. We like the fresh Tortellini in the refrigerator section of the grocery store like Buitoni brand rather than the dry boxed variety. We could never seem to get it to taste done and not gritty.

This is our Auntie Betty's Pasta sauce that is topping our delightful pasta and a slice of crusty bread.  You could just as easily make this an alfredo one too. See our recipe for Alfredo Sauce.

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So click on Auntie Betty's Sauce if you want a marinara and start first with that.
If you want alfredo, get your water boiling for your pasta first.

Add your pasta to salted and lightly oiled water. Cook per the directions on the packaging and then drain when firm yet tender.
I like to put it back in the pan and toss in butter or oil.

Plate the pasta and ladle over the top your preferred sauce or add some Himalayan pink salt and red pepper flakes or black pepper and enjoy.  Serve with a nice green salad and maybe a slice of crusty bread.

Enjoy!