My first meal is a SUCCESS!!!!

I made my first vegetarian meal the other night.  I'm not much of a mushroom guy, but to be honest I really couldn't even taste the mushroom.  I think all the ingredients complemented each other so well that it just made the meal taste well... AWESOME!!!  Let's get started.  

Cheese Tortellini with Portabella Mushrooms

Here is the recipe:

1 lb Cheese Tortellini

2 Large Portabella Mushrooms

1/4 cup White Wine (my mom always taught me to us Chablis for cooking)

1 Tbsp chopped Fresh Parsley

2 Cloves Garlic (I used two BIG cloves and chopped them up real fine)

8 oz Alfredo pasta sauce (or about 8 oz... give or take a couple :)  I used regular Regu sauce)

A pinch of Salt and Pepper

1/3 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil (I just give the salt grinder a few twists).  Once water is boiling, add Tortellini and cook for 8-10 minutes or until al dente.  Then drain (but don't rinse off the noodles)  You can do the other steps while you waiting for you noodles to cook.

2. Rinse off mushrooms and slice thinly.  Discard the stems

3. In a medium skillet over low heat, combine wine, parsley, garlic and mushrooms.  Stir frequently.  Saute for approximately 5 minutes or until mushrooms are cooked through.  (I ended up probably doubling the amount of wine I put in, and sauteed it a lot longer in order for the wine to absorb, or evaporate, or whatever it does)

4. Remove skillet from heat and add Alfredo sauce.  Stir and add salt and pepper to taste.  Like I said, if you like saucy noodles, add more Alfredo.  If not, stick to the 8 oz.

5. Dish up the tortellini and spoon over sauce.  Garnish with freshly grated (or if you're lazy like me, use the already grated stuff in the plastic tub you buy at the grocery store) Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

The recipe I used said it serves 4, but I'm a big eater, and I like a lot of sauce, so we used all the sauce for two people.

This meal was so good.  I served it with fresh green beens, and a garden salad.  I would definitely make this again.  Let me know if you try it and what you think!

Happy Cooking :)

Richard