Tortellini with pumpkin, brown butter and sage

Tortellini with pumpkin, brown butter and sage

Give your shop-bought tortellini a gourmet twist via this classic combination of brown nutty butter, crisp sage leaves and sweet pumpkin from Donal Skehan. It will brighten even the darkest of winter days.

Tortellini with pumpkin, brown butter and sage

Or, try a creamy comfort-food spin on Spanish omelette with this pumpkin, sage and ricotta tortilla.

For more of Donal’s recipes, visit donalskehan.com

 

 

  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Hands-on time 30 min, oven time 40 min

Give your shop-bought tortellini a gourmet twist via this classic combination of brown nutty butter, crisp sage leaves and sweet pumpkin from Donal Skehan. It will brighten even the darkest of winter days.

Or, try a creamy comfort-food spin on Spanish omelette with this pumpkin, sage and ricotta tortilla.

For more of Donal’s recipes, visit donalskehan.com

 

 

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
724kcals
Fat
53.5g fat (23.9g saturated)
Protein
18.4g protein
Carbohydrates
40.1g carbs (9g sugars)
Fibre
4g fibre
Salt
2.9g salt

Ingredients

  • 1 small pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and sliced
  • 3-4 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 500g spinach and ricotta tortellini
  • 100g butter
  • 75g blanched hazelnuts, roughly chopped
  • 2 fresh sage sprigs, leaves picked
  • 100g cashel blue to serve (see Know-how)
  • Best quality extra-virgin olive oil to serve
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Put the pumpkin on a large baking tray with the thyme sprigs and sprinkle with the olive oil. Season generously with sea salt and ground black pepper, then roast in the oven for 40 minutes or until tender and caramelised at the edges. Once cooked, keep warm.
  2. Towards the end of the pumpkin cooking time, bring a large pan of water to the boil and season generously with salt. Once boiling, add the tortellini and cook until tender but still with some bite. Drain and reserve a cup of the starchy cooking water to use in the sauce.
  3. While the pasta cooks, put a large heavy-based frying pan over a low-medium heat and add the butter. Add the hazelnuts to the pan, tossing to coat them evenly in the warm butter. Cook for 4-5 minutes until the hazelnuts have toasted. Stir in the sage leaves and allow to toast in the golden butter mix.
  4. Toss the roasted pumpkin and tortellini into the pan, adding a splash of reserved pasta cooking water to loosen, if needed.
  5. Serve the pasta on warmed plates. Crumble over some blue cheese along with a generous drizzle of the best quality extra virgin olive oil you have to hand. Finish with a sprinkle of salt and a grinding of black pepper.

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
724kcals
Fat
53.5g fat (23.9g saturated)
Protein
18.4g protein
Carbohydrates
40.1g carbs (9g sugars)
Fibre
4g fibre
Salt
2.9g salt

delicious. tips

  1. Cashel blue is an Irish semi-soft vegetarian blue cheese made from cow’s milk, available from cheesemongers and delis. If you can’t find it, use your favourite blue cheese instead (make sure it’s vegetarian if needs be).

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Recipe By:

Donal Skehan

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