Tortellini Pasticcio

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• salt
• 1 lb tortellini
• 3/4 cup freshly grated parmagiano-reggiano cheese
• 1 1/2 cups bolognese sauce

Recipe

• 1 1.preheat the oven to 400°f
• 2 2.add the butter, cream and salt to a large sauté pan, turn the heat on to medium and melt the butter into the cream. bring to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. take off the heat.
• 3 3.bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the tortellini. cook until the tortellini are slightly underdone, 3-5 minutes. drain well.
• 4 4.place pan with butter and cream back over medium heat. add the tortellini and parmagiano-reggiano cheese and stir gently until cheese is melted and tortellini are well coated with the sauce.
• 5 5.coat the bottom of a round or oval baking dish with 1 cup of the bolognese sauce. add the tortellini with the cream sauce to the dish, then make a circle on top of the tortellini in the center with the remaining half cup of bolognese sauce, leaving about 1 inch around the edges uncovered.
• 6 6.place the baking dish in the oven and cook for 15 minutes, until the cream sauce is starting to bubble around the edges.