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Tortellini Carbonara

“Creamy Tortellini Carbonara sent in by Cathy Croyle calls for only five ingredients and comes together in mere moments. The Davidsville, Pennsylvania cook simmers a rich bacon and Parmesan cheese sauce in one pan while boiling packaged tortellini to perfection in another. Then she combines the two to create a memorable main dish. 'Add more cheese or additional parsley to the sauce to fit your family's taste,' Cathy recommends.”

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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2012

Although not a true carbonara, this was excellent! So fast and easy! I browned chopped bacon in a large saucepan, removed and drained it, then prepared the sauce in the same pan. My only addition to the recipe was about a tablespoon of minced garlic from a jar. The sauce was finished first so I kept it on low and added a few drizzles of half-and-half two or three times to keep it a nice consistency. We enjoyed a nice pinot grigio with this delicious meal. This is good enough for company!

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Monica

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Coplay, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Slatington, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2012

Loved it! We simply prefer fresh basil vs. parsley and they did not have cheese tort. so I used chicken. I added garlic too. My hubby loved it! Will definitely this recipe again!

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Jorie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Plano, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2012

Oh yum! I am stuffed and happy!! I did modify recipe by adding two small grilled chicken breasts, diced, and 1/2 C. of peas. I think that is why I ran short on sauce. I ended up adding another whole cup of whipping cream and another 1/2 C of parmesan. Hate to think of the fat calories contained, but it was SOOO worth it! Also, to add a bit more flavor, I carmelized about 2 Tbsp minced onion and 1 tsp. minced garlic in small amount of bacon grease, then added that to the cheese sauce with a sprinkle of black pepper. I only gave it 4 stars because I think without my additions it wouldn't have been quite so tasty.

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drayface15

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Peoria, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2012

Delicious dinner - I made as written only using spinach-cheese tortellini. This was great the first night, but the leftover were as good, if not better then the first time around. This entree is kind of heavy so I served it with a simple green salad.

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Molly

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Huntertown, Indiana, USA

Living In: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2012

We really liked this. Very quick and easy to make, yet tastes wonderful! The fresh parsley really gives it a good flavor along with the bacon and freshly grated parmesan cheese. We'll be making this again and again as I almost always have these ingredients on hand; especially in the summer when I'll have my own fresh parsley.

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Mother Ann

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Streetsboro, Ohio, USA

Living In: Ravenna, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2012

Delicious! Made exactly as written, except using a 16oz. bag of frozen cheese tortellini instead of the 9 oz. refrigerated, and still had plenty of sauce. This was a wonderful, easy side dish and one that I will be making again! Thanks for sharing. :)

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Christina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2012

Good base recipe. Very heavy meal. Easy to prepare and taste is great when extra ingredients added. I added sautéed onions and garlic to start and cheddar cheese to sauce (b/c I ran out of parm). Subbed evaporated skim milk for cream to reduce calories and thickened with flour.

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rmmacklon

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2012

My family loved this, I added onions and green peppers while the bacon was cooking sauteing together. I also added rosemary with the parsley!

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Dragonflygals

Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2011

I thought the sauce was really yummy, and I also added some broccoli crowns cut up and some fresh spinach right at the end since it cooks so quickly and that was really good with this recipe. I think you could really do a lot with this as a base.

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