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Easy Tortellini Pasta with Asiago Cheese with Artichokes

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*This tortellini pasta recipe was sponsored by Bertolli, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

I close my eyes and very much can see my dad. This was over 30 years ago. But we are sitting at our kitchen table back in my childhood home. Dad stuffing artichokes for our Sunday family pasta dinner in this memory.  I also smell the pasta sauce wafting in our home as it cooked all day, too.

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Dad and I back on one of those past Sundays when I was a kid…

See I am primarily from Italian heritage. So Sundays were always all day affairs for family dinners. These dinner centered traditionally around pasta.  My dad’s speciality, as aforementioned above, was stuffing the artichokes. My mom also made her own homemade pasta sauce for the Italian pasta of choice to be served that evening.

Once dinner was served, there was always grated cheese on the table to sprinkle over our pasta.

Not going to lie on more than one occasion my dad joked with me, “Would you like some pasta with your cheese?”

See I loved grated Italian cheese.  So the more the merrier, even if it did drown my pasta!

And the only thing I loved more than the grated cheese were my dad artichokes.

Plus, right before we would take that first bite, my dad would always say, “Buono Appetito”. This literally means good appetite or to enjoy your meal.

So, these Sunday family pasta meals are still treasured by me. And also not long forgotten by any means.

Pasta, grated cheese, and artichokes and Italian greetings are what memories are made of for me.

Recently, I was shopping in Target. I eyed a new pasta sauce by Bertolli. The memories flowed in one instant—Bertolli Premium Sauces Asiago Cheese with Artichokes.

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The pasta sauce is from Bertolli’s premium sauce lines. Plus it has all my favorite ingredients. This includes Alpine-aged Asiago cheese imported from the hilltops of Veneto, Italy. And it is also paired with tender artichokes to create a delectable savory flavor.

I just knew from the description that I had to buy it. I also had to make with one of my own favorite pasta dishes. This just happens to be tortellini pasta. So with my own family I am celebrating. And also making some more new memories. Because pasta sauce, cheese and artichokes—it’s a no brainer for me!Bertolli-Asiago-Cheese-Artichokes

Still, I am a busy on the go mom. See my time is limited with juggling work, a family and more.

This is why I am so glad I don’t have to make my own sauce as my own mom did. But I can use Bertolli premium sauces, as well as store bought pasta to make a quick, yet delicious meal for my family for a scrumptious dinnertime feast.

Easy Four Cheese Tortellini Pasta

Coincidentally, Bertolli is celebrating as it’s been more than 150 years since Francesco Bertolli began selling his olive oil in the small town of Lucca, Italy. From their beginnings in olive oil, Bertolli today has grown to also include a broad range of Italian-inspired pasta sauce and skillet meals, too. So today, more than 150 years since Francesco Bertolli began selling his famous olive oil, Bertolli still remains at the heart of the Italian-inspired cuisine enjoyed at home by millions of families around the world, including my own.

Check out #MyTuscanTable easy #pasta #recipe @Bertolli donate to a child in need @NoKidHungry #ad

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During this celebration, Bertolli will make a $1 donation to help end childhood hunger in America through a partnership with No Kid Hungry for each photo shared via social media, such as Facebook or Tumblr using #MyTuscanTable throughout October. With each dollar, No Kid Hungry will provide 10 healthy meals to kids in need, up to a half a million meals. No Kid Hungry is ending childhood hunger in America by ensuring kids have the healthy food they need, every day. The Bertolli brand is proud to lend its passion for uniting people over food to help connect kids struggling with hunger to the nutritious meals they need to grow and thrive.” Easy Four Cheese Tortellini Pasta

By the way, what came about was nothing short of memory making thanks to Bertolli.

See I was able to create #MyTuscanTable Moment tortellini pasta Recipe:

Easy Four Cheese Tortellini Paired with Bertolli Premium Sauces Asiago Cheese with Artichokes.

So please join us in celebrating 150 years of delicious food, friends and family. Felice Anniversario and Buono Appetito!

Tortellini Pasta Recipe

Easy Four Cheese Tortellini Pasta
Yield: 8

Quick Three Cheese Tortellini with Bertolli Asiago Cheese and Artichokes

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

A new family classic pasta recipe courtesy of Bertolli Asiago and Cheese Artichokes sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1. Bertolli Asiago Cheese and Artichokes Pasta Sauce
  • 2. 17.6 Oz-Three Cheese Tortellini Package

Instructions

  1. Boil large pot of water.
  2. Once water comes to rolling boil, add tortellini.
  3. Cook Tortellini for about 15 minutes or until al dente.
  4. In a small pot, on low heat setting, heat half jar of Bertolli Asiago Cheese and Artichoke pasta sauce with about 5 minutes remaining on boiling pasta.
  5. Once pasta is cooked, drain and shock with ice cold water. Then drain pasta again.
  6. Mix pasta sauce and tortellini together.
  7. Serve with parmigiano cheese sprinkled on top.
© Janine Huldie

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About Janine

Janine is a published author of the books, The Mother of All Meltdowns and Only Trollops Shave Above the Knee. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, Mamapedia, Today Parenting Team and SheKnows. She also runs her own graphic design company at J9 Designs.

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  7. Allie says

    Janine = I LOVE the pic of you and your dad:). Too cute. And the recipe looks yum! Going to try it this week. Thank you!

    • Janine says

      Aw, thanks Christa and I wish I was the sauce expert, but still I do love Bertolli sauces and have always been my go to here 😉

  11. Bill says

    Janine, you know I’ll support you no matter what, but I just can’t do the artichoke thing. 🙂 Have a great Monday!

  13. Debbie says

    Hi Janine, Sunday dinners at yours sound lovely and a proper family affair. I’ve never tried stuffed artichokes, but tortellini with plenty of cheese sounds awinner to me! It’s good that Bertolli are helping feed hungry children.

    I’ve not seen Bertolli in the shops here, but if I ever get the chance to try a stuffed artichoke I will.
    Xx

    • Janine says

      Debbie, I hope you do get to try a stuffed artichoke soon as there is seriously nothing quite like it and they really are out of this world in my opinion. And thank you for your kind words and comment here today, too! 😉

  14. Seana Turner says

    I think I could live on the “cheese and carbs” diet. YUM! Such wonderful comfort food, and some nights you just need something you can throw together quickly!

  15. Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says

    Okay, I just had breakfast and my stomach is already grumbling after reading this yummy goodness.

    I love when companies help charitable causes… that’s awesome (and it makes me want to support them more).

    Thanks for sharing.

    Wishing you a lovely week.
    xoxo

    • Janine says

      Jennifer, I had lunch too, but still thinking of this one my stomach is also still grumbling away LOL! Have a wonderful week once again, too 🙂

  19. Diane Roark says

    Hey lady,

    This is the perfect post for you. You are not only Italian but you are a busy mom. I will have to try this Bertoli sauce.
    I am having computer problems again with my Windows computer. Geek Squad has it. I am using a Macbook Pro that I bought a year or so ago hoping to start using it. I could not get use to it. Today, I am forced to use it. I am frustrated but getting a little work done. I could sure use your expert Apple help today.

    Thanks for sharing!
    Diane

    • Janine says

      Thanks so much Diane and I know this really was such a great post that I was able to contribute from my background and heritage, too. Hope you are getting more work done now and so sorry your computer is giving you problems. And thanks for sharing, too!! 🙂

  24. Jen says

    Oh my goodness thank you! I love pasta anything! Plus using quality products in your cooking like you have here is the best!! Thanks for sharing your yummy and deliciously simple recipe!

    • Janine says

      Kenya, I made this again this past weekend and actually added meatballs to the meal which Kevin just topped his plate with. So, you can most certainly add some meat to this meal for the meat lovers in your family, too!! 😉

    • Janine says

      Jack, I have the same reaction if I go grocery shopping, but that is even worse because I have been known to buy out half the store that way LOL!! 😉

  32. Tamara says

    Yum. I just love memories of pasta and artichokes cooking all day! I have the same ones! Tortellini is one of my favorite foods on earth and my mouth is simply watering.

  33. Debbie says

    Hi Janine, at last blogs are loading! Think the humidity and storms are playing havoc with our internet connection!

    Your childhood Sunday sound perfect. I’ve never had stuffed artichokes before, but cheese with a smattering of pasta sounds good to me!

    Bertolli sauces sound just the thing for those busy days.

    xx

    • Janine says

      Linda, once again thank you so much and seriously I have been trying to up my food photography as I have had issues with it in the past. So coming from you this morning, I cannot thank you enough for your kind words!! 😉

  36. Niki says

    This recipe has me written all over it! It looks (and sounds) absolutely delicious! And I think Noah would like it too!

    P.S. I’ve been out of the loop for so long, it’s so refreshing to read blogs again. Especially yours! It looks great!

    • Janine says

      Aw, I am so happy to see you here tonight and have missed you so much, Niki. I truly hope you get to try with Noah and that you all enjoy now, too 😉

  37. Kathryn Doherty says

    What sweet memories! Our Sundays are not nearly so picturesque, but maybe once the kiddos are a little older 🙂 I love anything with asiago and I have a secret affinity for artichokes that I don’t often get to indulge, so this is the perfect easy dinner for me. Yum!

    • Janine says

      Kathryn, I am trying, but trust me a quick, but tasty meal like this goes further with our family now, too than I could ever quite begin to explain to most. So totally get it and hope you get to try soon now, too 🙂

  39. Aunt Gloria says

    So easy and I know delicious! I remember Sunday dinners growing up. My grandmother made the meatballs (none compare for me) and my mother made the “gravy” and dinner was around 1 pm. We all gathered round and enjoyed our “macaroni” and meatball dinner (that’s what we called pasta in the old days!). Stuffed artichokes were a treat and I know your dad is the master for making them. Nice memories of growing up Italian. Thanks……xxoo

  42. Leslie says

    Your memories of spending Sunday with your family sound so wonderful. We had pasta night every Wednesday when I was growing up, and it’s still a fond memory…though Wednesdays weren’t filled with anything as tasty as stuffed artichokes!

  44. Debra @ Bowl Me Over says

    Life is too short to spend all day in the kitchen – love this sauce & your shortcut!! Thanks for sharing with us at #TryaBiteTuesday, I’ve tweeted & pinned to pass the word – please join us again this week with another yummy recipe!

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