Tortellini And Ham

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 19 ounces cheese tortellini, frozen
• 1 cup bell pepper, cut into strips assorted colors as desired (red, green, orange, yellow)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/4 cups cooked ham, cubed and fully cooked (i like the farmland cooked, cubed)
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated and divided

Recipe

• 1 cook tortellini according to package directions while sauteeing pepper strips in butter until crisp-tender using a large skillet.
• 2 add ham and garlic and saute 1 minute longer.
• 3 combine the cornstarch, broth, basil, parsley and pepper and stir into the pepper strip mixture in skillet.
• 4 bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes (or until thickened) stirring.
• 5 add 2 tbsp cheese; drain tortellini and toss with the ham mixture.
• 6 sprinkle with remaining cheese and enjoy!