3 Cheese Tortellini With Baked Ham Bites Recipes

Steps:

• Spray an 8x8 inch glass casserole with nonstick cooking spray, set aside; Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook tortellini according to package directions, drain and set aside.
• Mix butter and flour to make a rue in a medium saucepan stirring slowly. Blend in milk and cheese. Do not boil.
• Combine ham and pasta in an 8" by 8 " glass casserole dish. Pour liquid cheese combination over pasta.
• Place bread crumbs in a skillet. Heat slightly to brown the topping.
• Sprinkle panko over the top of casserole; bake in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. Cook tortelli as per package directions; set aside (this product has 3 kinds of cheese inside the pasta). Cut ham into bite-sized pieces; set aside.
• 2. Mix butter and flour to make a rue in a saucepan stirring slowly. Blend in milk and cheese. Do not boil.
• 3. Combine ham and pasta in an 8" by 8 " glass casserole dish. Pour liquid cheese combination over pasta.
• 4. Place bread crumbs in a frying pan. Heat slightly to brown the topping (Panko bread crumbs are made from the center of a white bread without crust). Taste is crunchier than traditional bread crumbs.
• 5. Put topping over the pasta and ham to go into the pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Cook tortellini according to package directions while sauteeing pepper strips in butter until crisp-tender using a large skillet.
• Add Ham and garlic and saute 1 minute longer.
• Combine the cornstarch, broth, basil, parsley and pepper and stir into the pepper strip mixture in skillet.
• Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes (or until thickened) stirring.
• Add 2 TBSP cheese; drain tortellini and toss with the ham mixture.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese and ENJOY!