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Easy Homemade Tortellini Recipe

I recently discovered a super easy way to make homemade tortellini, I am so excited I want to make tortellini daily. I LOVE pasta and tortellini is delicious but it can be pricey plus most have cheese in them and my kids can’t have dairy. Now I can make it just how I want and it’s so easy.

All you need are wonton wrappers. You can find then in the organic or soy refrigerated section at most grocery stores. I usually buy them $2 a pack on sale, each pack contains 50 wrappers. To make tortellini lay out a large cutting board and place several wontons out on the board or work surface. Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of each wrapper. Dip your fingers in water and moisten the four edges. Fold the wrapper in half like and envelope and push out any air. Once the sides are glued together turn the wonton. so the long side is facing you. Fold the two sides in and then the top flap down and rub your wet fingers all over to seal it like a little envelope. After you have made all of your tortellini bring a pot of water to boil, add a pinch of salt. Add tortellini and cook until it rises to the surface (about 5 minutes).

Here are two filling recipes we enjoyed this past week, I can;t wait to come up with some more, the possibilities are endless! You can use the tortellini in soup, as a side dish or in a sauce as the main dish,nothing gets me more excited to cook than discovering a new possibility like homemade tortellini.

Sweet Pea Tortellini:

• 1 cup thawed frozen peas
• 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella
• 2 TBS chopped fresh thyme
• 24 wonton wrappers

Puree all the ingredients in a blender and scoop onto wontons as filling.

Spicy Sausage Tortellini

• 1 lb spicy sausage
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1 onion diced
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• salt & pepper to taste
• 24 wonton wrappers

Cook everything together in a skillet except the diced tomatoes, use a potato masher to really break up the sausage to small chunks. You can add cheese if you like. Add a  tsp to each wonton. Boil wontons for 5 minutes in salted water. Add can of tomatoes to the rest of the mixture and cook to make sauce over medium high heat. Add wontons to sauce and serve, garnish with cheese optional.