This recipe is really all about the alfredo sauce. Forget the prepared jars of sauce at the store... it's just as easy to make a good alfredo sauce from scratch. You can pair it with any pasta and/or vegetable of your choice because in my book, alfredo sauce makes things taste better. In this case, I tossed the alfredo sauce with cheese tortellini, peas and some bacon.
Tortellini Alfredo
recipe adapted from Cook's Illustrated
recipe adapted from Cook's Illustrated
3 cups water
2 teaspoons salt
9 ounces fresh tortellini (homemade or storebought)
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated (about 3/4 cup)
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup frozen peas, slightly thawed
1/4 cup chopped cooked bacon
In your Instant Pot:
Plug in the IP with insert set in place.
Add water, salt and tortellini pasta to the IP.
Secure the lid of the IP and ensure the valve is set to SEALING.
Press MANUAL and adjust the time to 3 minutes on HIGH pressure.
The display will reflect ON while the IP comes to pressure. Allow a few minutes for your IP to come to pressure.
Once at pressure, the display will reflect 3 (the number of minutes you initially set) and will begin to countdown to 0 minutes.
Once at pressure, the display will reflect 3 (the number of minutes you initially set) and will begin to countdown to 0 minutes.
Press SAUTE and add heavy cream, butter, Parmigiano-Reggiano, pepper and nutmeg; bring to a boil to thicken the sauce. Add the peas and bacon; cooking until warmed through, serve immediately.
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