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Pesto tortellini casserole with mushrooms and pine nuts

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 large onion(s)
  • 1 garlic clove(s)
  • 1 pack of fresh mushrooms
  • some olive oil for frying
  • 190 g pesto, green
  • 200 g crème fraîche with herbs
  • some water
  • 100 g pine nuts
  • 1 handful of basil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tsp sautéed oregano
  • 1 tsp, sautéed marjoram
  • 800 g tortellini with ricotta and spinach filling
  • 200 g Gouda, grated

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

simple, delicious and vegetarian

Chop the onion and garlic, and slice the mushrooms thickly. Sauté the onions and garlic together in a little olive oil, then add the sliced ​​mushrooms. Gently fry everything for 5 minutes. Add the pesto, crème fraîche, and a little water to thin it out. Bring to a boil briefly. Meanwhile, lightly fry the pine nuts in a pan until they turn a light brown. Set aside. Tear the fresh basil and add it to the mixture. Season with salt, pepper, oregano, and marjoram. Place the tortellini in a baking dish, spread the sauce over the top, and add the fried pine nuts. Mix everything together and finally, generously scatter the grated Gouda cheese. Bake the casserole in a preheated oven at 180°C (fan oven) for 20-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve as soon as the grated cheese is golden brown.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

Pesto tortellini casserole with mushrooms and pine nuts

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