An easy and delicious tortellini recipe that captures the whole spirit of Italian cuisine.

Summary

Ingredients

• onion – 1 pc.
• garlic – 2 cloves
• olive oil – 2 tablespoons
• puree (tomato) – 500g
• salt, black pepper (ground) – to taste
• granulated sugar – to taste
• tortellini (frozen) – 500g
• basil – 1 bunch.

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Instructions

1. To cook Tortellini with tomato sauce you need …
2. Peel the onions and garlic, chop finely and sauté until transparent in olive oil well heated in a pan. Add tomato puree, salt and pepper to taste, season with sugar and flavour with a bouillon cube. Simmer the sauce, covered, for 15 minutes. Cook the sauce for the last 5 minutes on low heat without a lid.
3. Boil the frozen tortellini in boiling water, remove with a slotted spoon, put in a colander, rinse with cold water and let it drain. Wash the basil, carefully shake off the drops, tear off the leaves, put a few pieces aside. Finely chop the remaining basil leaves and add to the sauce. Arrange the tortellini on plates with the sauce and garnish with the remaining basil leaves.