Homemade tortellini is a delicious recipe everyone will love- and it’s so easy to make. This flavorful dish is one of our favorites to make, and it’s so much better than store bought. With just a handful of simple ingredients you will have an amazing meal.
Making Homemade Tortellini Pasta
Tortellini was a favorite when the girls were little. Our dear friend Nanette (called Nanu by our wee girls) introduced tortellini to the girls when they were two with alfredo sauce and the girls began calling it all Nanu pasta after our friend.
Fast forward to today, we still enjoy the wonderful taste of tortellini. With butter and salt and pepper flakes to wonderful marinara or alfredo, this is a really wonderful pasta. We like the fresh Tortellini in the refrigerator section of the grocery store like Buitoni brand rather than the dry boxed variety. We could never seem to get it to taste done and not gritty.
This is our Italian Sauce that is topping our delightful pasta and a slice of crusty bread. You could just as easily make this an Alfredo one too.
Can You Make Tortellini Ahead Of Time?
Tortellini can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in your freezer until you are ready to use it. When it’s time to cook your homemade tortellini pop them out of your freezer and into your boiling water.
What Is Tortellini Filled With?
Tortellini is a ring-shaped pasta, that originally originates from the Italian region of Emilia. Traditionally they are filled with a mixture of meat (usually pork loin, raw prosciutto, or Mortadella), and Parmigiano, and Reggiano cheese, egg and nutmeg and then served in capon broth.
How Do You Make Homemade Tortellini From Scratch
What You Need:
- Pasta Roller
or Rolling Pin - Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- 3″ Cookie Cutter or Glass
- Spoon
- Cookie Sheet
- Large Pot
- Sauce Pan
- Wooden Spoon
- Cutting Board
- Knife
or 
or Glass
Homemade Tortellini Recipe
Ingredients:
Dough:
3 Cups flour
2 large eggs
2 teaspoon vegetable or olive oil
3/4 cup warm water
1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling:
8 Ounces Fresh Ricotta
1 Large Egg
1/2 Cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1/8 Teaspoon Black Pepper
Directions:
Mix together dough ingredients and knead for 10 minutes on a floured surface. Don’t force the dough to take all the flour, just until the dough comes together.
Place in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
Roll dough out on a well-floured surface with a rolling pin into a large rectangle, or pasta roller
.
Filling:
To a mixing bowl, add all of the ingredients until well incorporated. Set aside.
Handshaping Homemade Tortellini:
- Use a 3 inch round cookie cutter or drinking glass and cut circles out of the pasta dough.
- Add 1/4 teaspoon of the filling mixture to the center of each circle of pasta dough.
- Fold half of the circle over the ricotta to meet the other half. Bring both corners around to the bottom to meet and press them together.
- On an a cookie sheet lay a piece of parchment paper and put the tortellini in a single layer, without touching and place in the freezer for 1 hour (this makes them easy to handle keeps them from sticking together).
Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons olive oil
4-5 garlic cloves smashed and chopped
Large Can Hunt’s tomato sauce 33.5 oz
2 Teaspoons Parsley (dry or fresh)
1/8 of a Cup Romano cheese
1/8 of a Cup Parmesan cheese
Dash of Garlic powder
Sauce Directions:
- Pour into your saucepan a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, to this add your peeled and chopped cloves of garlic and add to your warm oil.
- Saute’ the garlic until it gets very fragrant (you will smell it more strongly when it is ready and the pieces are golden in color but not brown). This will take about 2 minutes.
- Open your can of tomato sauce and add it to the garlic.
- Season your sauce with a pinch of garlic powder. Stir well and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Grate Romano cheese and Parmesan cheese into your sauce and about 1 teaspoon of parsley flakes.
- Turn the heat down, cover, and simmer to let the flavors mingle.
Cooking Homemade Tortellini Pasta
Once your sauce is ready it’s time to cook your homemade tortellini pasta:
- Fill a pot with water, add a splash of olive oil, and salt and bring to a boil.
- Add your homemade tortellini pasta to the boiling water. Cook until the tortellini float to the top, about 5-7 minutes.
- Drain the pasta when it’s done (reserve a little bit of pasta water), pour your pasta back into the pan add the reserved pasta water and toss in butter or oil. Add the sauce to the homemade tortellini, grate some fresh parmesan over the top and serve.
What To Serve With Your Homemade Tortellini
Here are some great recipes to serves with your homemade tortellini pasta:
- Homemade Breadsticks Recipe
- Caesar Salad Recipe
- French Bread Recipe
- Eggplant Parmesan
- Cottage Green Beans
Print This Homemade Tortellini Recipe
Homemade Tortellini Recipe From Scratch
Ingredients
- Dough:
- 3 Cups flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoon vegetable or olive oil
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Filling:
- 8 Ounces Fresh Ricotta
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/2 Cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1/8 Teaspoon Black Pepper
Instructions
- Mix together dough ingredients and knead for 10 minutes on a floured surface. Don't force the dough to take all the flour, just until the dough comes together.
- Place in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
- Roll dough out on a well-floured surface with a rolling pin into a large rectangle, or pasta roller.
- To a mixing bowl, add all of the fillings ingredients until well incorporated. Set aside.
- Use a 3 inch round cookie cutter or drinking glass and cut circles out of the pasta dough.
- Add 1/4 teaspoon of the filling mixture to the center of each circle of pasta dough.
- Fold half of the circle over the ricotta to meet the other half. Bring both corners around to the bottom to meet and press them together.
- On an a cookie sheet lay a piece of parchment paper and put the tortellini in a single layer, without touching and place in the freezer for 1 hour (this makes them easy to handle keeps them from sticking together).
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