Tortellini Spinach in Lemon Sauce
 Source Our Best Bites Recipe Added: 1/10/2012
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Preheat oven to 350F. Fill a large stock pot with water and bring to a boil. Add Tortellini and cook according to pkg instructions. Place bacon in a medium sized skillet on stove-top at medium-high heat. Cook until crisp. Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon and set on paper towels to drain. Reserve two Tbsp bacon drippings in pan and discard the rest. Add garlic to pan and cook until fragrant and tender, about 1 minute. Add flour to pan and stir with a whisk for about 1 minute. Slowly add milk and continue to stir with whisk until smooth. Add salt, pepper, basil, and red pepper flakes and bring sauce to a simmer.
While sauce is heating, use a microplane grater to zest lemon. Cut lemon in half and remove juice. Add 1 tsp zest and 2 tsp lemon juice to sauce. Continue to stir until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain Tortellini and place back in stock pot. Reserve 1 Tbsp of the cooked bacon and add the rest to the pasta mixture. Add spinach, 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Add sauce and gently stir to combine. Place pasta mixture in 9×9 baking dish and top with remaining 1/4 cup Mozzarella and 1/4 cup Parmesan and also crumbled bacon. Cover pan with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes, until cheese on top is melted and pasta is bubbly. Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes before serving. |
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