Sausage Tortellini with a Creamy, Cheesy Thyme Sauce

creamy pastaThis is pretty much the Holy Grail of pasta….Savory sausage stuffed tortellini with a creamy, cheesy thyme sauce.  Slam. Dunk. Delish.

It ain’t on my low carb diet, y’all, but sometimes a girl just needs a taste!  I served it with bone in, skin on chicken thighs cooked like these and they were scrumptious!

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Sausage Tortellini with a Creamy, Cheesy Thyme Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 1 package of sausage tortellini or your favorite pasta
  • 3 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 Tb butter
  • 1 Tb olive oil
  • 1 box cherry tomatoes halved
  • 2 Tb fresh thyme
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup fresh grated parmesan
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Make pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
  2. In large saucepan on medium heat, saute garlic and tomatoes in butter and oil for 5 minutes.
  3. Add cream and turn up heat to bring to a simmer.
  4. Lower heat and continue to stir until cream thickens a bit, another 5 minutes.
  5. Add parmesan and stir to melt.
  6. Fold in drained pasta to the cream sauce.
  7. Add fresh thyme, salt and pepper before serving.
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