Thursday, March 26, 2009

Cheesy Baked Tortellini

Cheesy Baked Tortellini

Ingredients

Olive oil
2 C. marinara sauce
1/3 C. mascarpone cheese
1/4 C. chopped fresh parsley leaves (1/3 that amount if dried)
2 tsp thyme (1/3 that amount if dried)
1 lb cheese tortellini
2 oz thinly sliced mozzarella cheese
1/4 C. grated Parmesan cheese


Directions

Preheat oven to 350

Lightly oil an 8x8 dish

Whisk sauce, mascarpone cheese, parsley and thyme in a large bowl.


Cook tortellini in salted boiling water until just tender (about 2 min.) Drain.


Add tortellini to sauce and toss to coat.


Transfer to baking dish and top with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.


Cover and bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheese on top melts. (about 30 min)

1 comment:

AndreaLeigh said...

yummy delicious! marscapone cheese? i've never had that but any kind of cheese is pretty much ok with me.