10 Minute Greek Cheese Tortellini

This perfect Cheese Tortellini is a simple, last-minute lunch or dinner you can whip up in 10 minutes! Loaded with garlic, herbs, feta cheese, tomatoes, and lemon zest—it’s a burst of flavor and freshness.

Use whatever veggie you have on hand, grab any herb and cheese combo you like, and give this simple  tortellini recipe a try.

CHEESE TORTELLINI

This is such an easy, delicious pasta dinner recipe that happens to be super quick as a bonus.

There’s some comfort and cozy feel to pasta dinners. Maybe because we’ve had so many of them over the years. Or because they’re so versatile and can be made endless ways.

So, this 10 minute cheese tortellini not only satisfies pasta cravings, but it also adds such a fresh feel to pasta.

TORTELLINI RECIPE

This recipe starts by boiling the cheese tortellini. In the meantime, I sauté garlic, baby tomatoes, plenty of fresh herbs and lemon zest in olive oil for a few minutes.

Then the half-cooked tortellini noodles are added in this fragrant garlic herb mixture. The secret ingredient to making this creamy looking sauce is—pasta water.

Yes, the same water the tortellini were cooked in, just remove a cup of that salty starchy water. And start by adding 1/4 cup of water at a time while tossing the pasta continuously. Finally, add a little feta cheese and stir to melt in the sauce.

The beauty of the pasta sauce in this cheese tortellini recipe is that it’s actually quite self-made. The starchy water will thicken up with the feta, lemon, and herbs creating a fresh sauce which beautifully compliments the pasta.

To cook the tortellini perfectly, we let them simmer for a couple of minutes in that delicious feta sauce. This adds much much flavor to the pasta as it soaks up all the garlic, herbs, lemon and feta.

It also allows for the sauce to thicken up and blend well. All you need now is to finish it off with a few crumbles of feta cheese, some extra fresh herbs and voila!

TORTELLINI TIPS

• If you’re less enthusiastic about feta, you can substitute any other cheese you love.
• Feel free to throw in some asparagus, onions, mushrooms and any veggie you have on hand.
• If you’re not a lemon lover, by all means, leave it out.

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10 Minute Greek Cheese Tortellini

This perfect 10 minute Greek cheese tortellini recipe is a simple, last-minute lunch or dinner you can whip up in 10 minutes! Loaded with garlic, herbs, feta cheese, tomatoes, and lemon zest—it’s a burst of flavor and freshness.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Keyword cheese tortellini, tortellini recipe, tortellini with feta cheese

Prep Time 3 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 11 minutes

Servings 3

Calories 869 kcal

Author Mahy

Ingredients

• 1 lb box of cheese tortellini (use any other pasta if you like)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 pint baby tomatoes
• 1 lemon zested
• 2/3 cups fresh herbs minced ( your favourite or a combination: fresh thyme, parsley and basil)
• 1 pinch salt and pepper each
• 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2 lemon juiced

Instructions

1. In a large pot of boiling water, add 1/2 Tablespoon of salt and start cooking the tortellini.
2. In another skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil and start sautéing the garlic and tomatoes for 1 minute.
3. Then add in the lemon zest and half of the fresh herbs. Sauté them for another minute.
4. Remove the tortellini from the boiling water and reserve a cup of that cooking water, set it aside.
5. Toss the tortellini with the garlic tomato mixture and add in 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water. Lower the heat so that the water is simmering, but not boiling vigorously.
6. Season the pasta with a pinch of salt and pepper.
7. Add in a few crumbles of feta (about half the amount) and gently toss the pasta together.
8. If you feel the pasta is dry, keep adding the pasta cooking water 1/4 cup at a time and allow it to cook over low heat to thicken up.
9. The sauce should be ready in no longer than 3 minutes, and the pasta should be fully cooked.
10. At that point, turn off the heat, sprinkle the remaining extra herbs, lemon juice and feta cheese on the top and serve.

Recipe Notes

 

• If you’re less enthusiastic about feta, you can substitute any other cheese you love.
• Feel free to throw in some asparagus, onions, mushrooms and any veggie you have on hand.
• If you’re not a lemon lover, by all means, leave it out.

Nutrition Facts

10 Minute Greek Cheese Tortellini

Amount Per Serving (1 bowl)

Calories 869 Calories from Fat 360

% Daily Value*

Fat 40g62%

Saturated Fat 8g50%

Cholesterol 72mg24%

Sodium 871mg38%

Potassium 836mg24%

Carbohydrates 92g31%

Fiber 15g63%

Sugar 14g16%

Protein 41g82%

Vitamin A 1385IU28%

Vitamin C 54.6mg66%

Calcium 469mg47%

Iron 9.6mg53%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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