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Cheese tortellini with veal, porcini ragu and basilico sauce
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Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
25 minutes
Indulge in Barilla's irresistible cheese tortellini recipe for the tastiest meal yet.
Ingredients:
  • 250g cheese tortellini
  • 1 jar basilico pasta sauce
  • 1/2 onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 carrot, finely chopped
  • 1/2 celery stick, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 glass of red wine (good quality)
  • 300g minced veal
  • 20g Italian pancetta, thinly sliced
  • 20g Porcini mushrooms, dried
  • 50g Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, grated
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Rock salt, for pasta water
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions:
  • In a large saucepan, bring abundant water to a vigorous boil. Once boiling, sprinkle in rock salt at a ratio of 7g per liter of water.
  • Allow the dried Porcini mushrooms to soak in water for 10 minutes until they are rehydrated.
  • In a large fry pan, sauté onion, garlic, carrot, and celery in a splash of oil until golden. Stir in pancetta, then add the meat and cook until no lumps remain. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Pour in the wine and let it simmer off. Stir in the mushrooms followed by the Barilla basilico sauce. Let everything simmer together for 5 minutes.
  • Add the Barilla cheese tortellini to the boiling water and gently stir. Cook as directed on the package.
  • Drain the pasta 2 minutes early and mix gently with the sauce and ½ cup of cooking water to finish cooking together in the pan.
  • Garnish with a generous dusting of Parmigiano Reggiano.