Instant Pot tortellini alfredo with peas
Cheese tortellini and sweet peas in a garlicky parmesan cream sauce, made in one pot in about 20 minutes.
- 20 min total
- 10 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 4
- About $3.11 a serving
- 770 calories
- Vegetarian
Dolly says: I’d make this on a weeknight. It’s on the table in 20 minutes.
Ingredients
For 4 servings.
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 lb 4 oz refrigerated cheese tortellini, refrigerated
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup grated parmesan
From your pantry
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Each serving has about 770 calories, 30 g protein, 69 g carbs and 41 g fat, and costs about $3.11 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No butter? Ghee works.
- No frozen peas? Frozen mixed vegetables work.
- No grated parmesan? Parmesan wedge works.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
Set the Instant Pot to , the butter, and cook the garlic 1 minute, . Press Cancel.
Sauté. Sautéing means cooking cut-up food in a little oil or butter over medium to medium-high heat, stirring now and then. It cooks things quickly and browns them lightly without burning.
How you’ll know: You hear a steady, lively sizzle, not a hiss and spit, and the edges start to soften and color.
Melt. Melting means gently heating something solid, like butter or cheese, until it turns liquid. Low or medium heat keeps it from browning or burning.
How you’ll know: It’s smooth and liquid, and butter may foam a little but hasn’t turned brown.
Fragrant. Fragrant means cooking until you can clearly smell it, usually garlic or spices, often in about 30 seconds. That’s the moment the flavor is ready, just before it can burn.
How you’ll know: You can smell it from a step back, and garlic is pale gold, not brown.
Timer: 1 min
Pour in the broth and scrape the bottom so nothing is stuck.
Add the tortellini and spread them out. It’s fine if some poke above the broth.
Lock the lid, set the valve to Sealing, and pressure cook on high for 2 minutes.
Timer: 2 min
Dolly’s tip: Only 2 minutes, because fresh tortellini keep cooking while the pot comes up to pressure.When it beeps, carefully turn the valve to Venting with a long spoon, keeping your hand and face away from the steam.
Press , stir in the cream and peas, and let it bubble 2 minutes, until the peas are hot.
Sauté. Sautéing means cooking cut-up food in a little oil or butter over medium to medium-high heat, stirring now and then. It cooks things quickly and browns them lightly without burning.
How you’ll know: You hear a steady, lively sizzle, not a hiss and spit, and the edges start to soften and color.
Timer: 2 min
Press Cancel and stir in the parmesan and pepper until the sauce is smooth. Serve right away.
Dolly’s tip: The sauce looks thin at first. Give it a minute off the heat and it thickens.
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