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Tortellini  with Fennel and Sausage

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 10 oz Store-bought Tortellini or rigatoni
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 Fennel cut into quarters or eighths wages
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • salt
  • 8 oz Italian sausage casings removed
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup Pasta-cooking liquid
  • pepper
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan

Instructions
 

  • Cook the Pasta: Cook Store-bought Tortellini in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until very al dente, about 1 minute less than package directions.
  • Sauté the Fennel: In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the Fennel. Sauté and caramelize, add white wine and cover with lid until soft and fragrant for about 1 minute. Season with salt. Remove the cooked fennel to a plate, and set aside.
  • Sausage: Add sausage to same pot and cook, breaking up and stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 6–8 minutes. Add butter, garlic and Sauté.
  • Fennel/Tortellini: Transfer fennel to skillet with sausage and 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid. Add cooked Tortellini tossing often, until pasta is al dente, and sauce is thickened, for about 2 minutes.
  • Cheese: Add 1/4 cup cheese, tossing until melted. Thin with more pasta cooking liquid if needed. Season with pepper, and more salt if needed.