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SERVES:

4-6

INGREDIENTS:

16-20 ounces cheese tortellini (fresh or frozen)

approx. 1 cup walnut halves and pieces
1-2 tsp olive oil for toasting walnuts
salt to taste for toasted walnuts

2 small or 1 medium large onion, peeled and diced
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2-3 Tbs olive oil for sauteing onions and garlic
1/2 cup chopped sundried tomatoes (well drained if olive oil cured)
1 cup heavy cream
1 10-ounce bag spinach

black pepper to taste (optional)

grated parmesan cheese for garnish

PROCEDURE:

Get a large pot of water going on the stove top for cooking the tortellini.

Toast the walnuts in a little splash of olive oil in a heavy bottomed pan for a minute to two. Then season them with salt and take them out of the pan to cool.

Place the pan back on the burner and add another larger splash of olive oil and add 2 small diced onions and 2 minced cloves of garlic and cook those to soften.

At that point, add 1/2 cup chopped, well drained sundried tomatoes and add 1 cup of heavy cream and bring it up to a simmer.

Let that cook along for a couple of minutes and then add 1 10-ounce bag of spinach, a little bit at a time as it wilts down.

You can add a little bit of the pasta water to the spinach if it seems like it is thickening up too much and that will help the spinach cook down a little and, once the pasta water is boiling along, add the tortellini and get those going.

The cheese tortellini won't take very long to cook. Once they float back to the surface and have been boiling along for a couple of minutes, use a slotted utensil to scoop those right into the pan with the spinach. Toss everything to coat, and then serve it in individual bowls with some of the toasted walnuts and grated parmesan cheese right on top.

HINTS:

You can leave the cream out of this and substitute a little chicken or vegetable broth and a little more olive oil for a lighter version.