Tortellini with pumpkin & ricotta
45 minutes
This warming, hearty dish is good to serve during the colder months.
Lynn Lewis
2 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 750 g butternut pumpkin, seeded, peeled and cut into 2 cm cubes (about 5 cups)
- ½ cup (125 ml) salt-reduced chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 teaspoon ground sage
- ½ teaspoon salt
- pinch of black pepper
- 350 g cheese tortellini
- ½ cup (130 g) reduced-fat ricotta cheese
- ⅓ cup (40 g) grated romano cheese
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:45min
- Heat oil in a large non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add onion. Cook until golden, about 10 minutes. Add pumpkin, stock, sage, salt and pepper. Cook, covered, just until pumpkin is tender, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook tortellini in a large saucepan of lightly salted water until al dente, following packet instructions. Drain. Toss with ricotta in a large bowl.
- Add pumpkin, romano and parsley to tortellini mixture. Toss gently to combine.
Helpful hint
Romano is an Italian hard cheese suitable for grating. Made from sheep's milk, its flavour is sharper than that of parmesan, a hard grating cheese made from cow's milk. The two cheeses are interchangeable, or you can combine them. Asiago is another Italian hard cheese for grating. Made from cow's milk, its flavour is somewhere between that of parmesan and romano.
