Tortellini in ham and cream sauce

Ingredients for 5 servings:

• 1.2 kg tortellini with beef filling
• 1 onion(s)
• 2 tsp garlic
• Oil for sautéing
• 100 g ham, diced
• 200 g cooked ham, Italian
• ½ cup cream
• 200 ml milk
• 400 g cream cheese spread
• chili powder
• Pepper, freshly ground
• 2 tbsp Parmesan, grated

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Bring salted water to a boil in a large pot and cook the tortellini for about 7 minutes. Drain into a colander. Heat oil in a medium-sized pot and sauté the finely diced garlic and onion. Deglaze with the milk and cream. Add the cream cheese and let it melt over low heat. I always use the cream cheese in pots. It’s creamier than the blocks and dissolves better. There’s nothing worse than lumps of cheese in the sauce. Add the prosciutto and the finely chopped cooked ham to the sauce and season with freshly ground pepper and chili. Also add the Parmesan cheese. You DO NOT need any more salt. The ham and cheese are salty enough. Mix the tortellini and sauce well and heat together again in about 5 minutes.