Tortellini With Tomato & Parmesan Mushroom Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper
• 3/4 lb fresh tortellini or 3/4 lb frozen tortellini
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 to make tomato sauce, melt 1 tbsp of the butter in a medium saucepan.
• 2 cook onion and garlc until tender.
• 3 add tomato sauce and bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 5 to make parmesan/mushroom sauce, melt remaining 2 tbsp butter in a large saucepan.
• 6 cook mushrooms and green onions until tender and liquid has evaporated.
• 7 blend in flour.
• 8 gradually stir in milk.
• 9 cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and thickens.
• 10 remove from heat, stir in parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
• 11 cover and keep warm.
• 12 cook tortellini according to package directions.
• 13 drain.
• 14 stir into parmesan/mushroom sauce.
• 15 pour tomato sauce into a 2l (2qt) shallow baking dish.
• 16 spoon tortellini mixture over tomato sauce.
• 17 sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• 18 broil until cheese is melted and golden.