What Is Tortellini and How Can I Use It?

If tortellini has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 27 recipes to try it in.

Nutrition

Where found

Tortellini is usually found in the pasta section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Tortellini is a member of the Meals, Entrees, and Sidedishes US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

How much does tortellini weigh?

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Meals, Entrees, and Sidedishes

Recipes using tortellini

There are 27 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Tortellini & Spinach Stew

This easy-to-follow recipe uses cheese-filled tortellini, spinach, and asiago cheese to make a tasty dish you will love!

Hearty Tortellini Vegetable Soup

A hearty vegetarian cheese tortellini soup recipe with stovetop and optional super fast microwave directions. Packed with veggies.

Pasta Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Easy Tortellini pasta salad with sundried tomatoes and artichokes.

Lynn's Pasta n' Creamy Roasted Garlic Sauce

A delicious pasta dish is a great conversation starter for a dinner with your loved one or friends.

Tortellini with Artichokes, Olives & Feta Cheese

A quick and easy, filling Mediterranean-inspired Italian tortellini salad. This easy pasta salad can be made a day in advance.

Tortellini with Peas & Prosciutto

Cheese filled tortellini enveloped in a rich cream sauce with Peas and Prosciutto

Spinach Tortellini with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Spinach Tortellini with a creamy mushroom sauce topped with plump and juicy peas. Store-bought tortellini make this recipe a breeze to prepare.

Chicken Tortellini Soup

A refreshing change of pace from traditional chicken noodle soup. Using cheese tortellini instead of plain noodles makes for a pleasant and filling take on an old classic.

Judi's Pizza Soup

During the fall and winter I make homemade soup once a week. I’ve got dozens of delicious soup recipes, but the Pizza Soup was the favorite of our sons, Keith and Mark. It’s really easy to make. I apologize for the inexact quantities, but this is another recipe that I’ve never written down…and haven’t made it since last winter! I’ve given the basic recipe, but don’t be afraid to add other items you enjoy on your pizza…including a dash of red pepper sauce!

Tortellini with White Sauce

Tortellini with prosciutto and sweet peas in an easy tortellini sauce based on mushrooms and garlic cream. Comes together & is on the table very quickly.

Artichoke Tortellini Pasta Salad

At a recent party everyone gobbled up this satisfying pasta salad loaded with marinated artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted pepper and tortellini. Literally packed with flavor.

Tortellini with Garden Vegetables

Tortellini with garden vegetables tosses cheese-filled pasta with sautéed carrots, zucchini, peas, and fresh tomato in olive oil with Parmesan and basil. Quick vegetarian weeknight dinner.

Master Chef Tortellini in Porcini Broth

Cheese tortellini in deeply savory porcini mushroom broth with mixed wild and fresh mushrooms. An elegant 30-minute Italian primo course on a weeknight.

Tortellini & Smoked Turkey

Warm tortellini and green bean salad with smoked turkey, sautéed red peppers, and a tangy yogurt-chutney dressing. A hearty, colorful one-bowl meal ready in 40 minutes.

Primavera Salad with Warm Dressing

Primavera tortellini salad blanches snow peas, asparagus, and carrots, then tosses them with feta and a warm lemon-garlic-olive oil dressing. A vegetarian pasta salad that eats like a main.

Tortellini Pesto Salad

Cold tortellini pesto salad with julienned zucchini and carrot, cherry tomatoes, Parmesan, and toasted walnuts. A creamy mayo-based picnic pasta salad that holds up in the fridge.

Oriental Pasta Salad

Asian-style pasta salad tosses cheese tortellini with sesame oil, rice vinegar, ginger, and five-spice dressing alongside snow peas, red pepper, scallion, and shredded carrot over cabbage. East-West fusion that works.

Tortellini Stew with Autumn Vegetables

Hearty one-pot stew with browned tortellini, stewed tomatoes, green beans, mushrooms, potatoes, and corn, finished with fresh parsley and Parmesan. Feeds a crowd in 40 minutes.

Tortellini in Creamy Courgette Sauce

Tortellini tossed in a silky crème fraîche sauce with sautéed courgette, herb cheese, marjoram, and garlic. A cozy dinner for two that's on the table in 30 minutes.

Tortellini with Cream

Tortellini with cream sauce made from just butter, heavy cream, and freshly grated Parmesan. A five-ingredient Italian pasta dish ready in 25 minutes with a rich, velvety coating.

Garden Fresh Tortellini Salad

Tortellini pasta salad with blanched broccoli, carrots, leeks, and bell peppers in a homemade balsamic-thyme mayonnaise with orange zest. A colorful, garden-fresh vegetarian salad.

Garden Fresh Tortellini Salad

Tortellini pasta salad with blanched broccoli, carrots, leeks, and bell peppers in a homemade balsamic-thyme mayonnaise with orange zest. A colorful, garden-fresh vegetarian salad.

Double Pesto Tortellini with Shrimp

Cheese tortellini tossed in homemade spinach-basil pesto with sauteed shrimp, toasted almonds, and blistered cherry tomatoes. A restaurant-quality pasta dinner ready in about an hour.

Creamy Cheese Tortellini with Asparagus

Cheese tortellini tossed with crisp-tender asparagus in a lemon-thyme cream sauce finished with Parmesan. An elegant 18-minute dinner that tastes like spring on a plate.

Spinach & Tortellini Salad

Add some variety to your salads this summer with this scrumptious crowd-pleaser.

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