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It’s so creamy and perfect. It was probably first invented by magical foodie fairies who have glittery flying unicorns as pets. I mean, who else could invent something that tastes so incredibly delicious – they just have to have magical foodie powers. And, no smarty pants need to google it to try and prove me wrong because I will still insist I am right and whatever information you think you found is a conspiracy to try to prove to the citizens that fairies & unicorns don’t exist. That’s right, you heard me.
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 heads of roasted garlic (refer to the post for directions if you don’t know how, it’s simple!)
- 2 tablespoons Pompeian Picholini Olive Oil, or sub for regular Pomepian Olive Oil
- 1 cup heavy cream,dividied
- heaping ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese + another ¼-1/2 cup
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 14oz container of tortellini (refrigerated or frozen – if using frozen, cook according to directions beforehand)
- 3 tablespoons of butter
- parsley to garnish (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
- In a food processor or blender, combine the 2 heads of roasted garlic cloves, 2 tablespoons of Pompeian olive oil, & ¼ cup of the heavy cream. Blend until the garlic is pulverized. Into the garlic mixture, pour in the remaining ¾ cup heavy cream, heaping ¼ cup sour cream, & ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt & pepper. Blend the mixture for 30-60 seconds until everything is combined. The mixture will be thick & slightly lumpy, which is perfectly normal! Set the sauce aside.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet. Add your tortellini & toss the pasta around in the melted butter to coat. Pour the sauce on top of the pasta, & stir gently to combine. Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring gently occasionally. The sauce will thicken.
- Sprinkle on ¼ cup to ½ cup of shredded Parmesan cheese (depending on your tastes), stir to combine and remove from the heat. Pour the tortellini into a serving vessel, & garnish with chopped fresh parsley if desired.
- This recipe serves 4, but can be easily doubled or tripled as desired.
- To make this meal more hearty, you can easily add some chopped cooked chicken or cooked shrimp to this pasta dish.
