Summer Garden Tortellini

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 16 ounces frozen cheese tortellini
• 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, cut into strips
• 2 cups corn (about 4 ears)
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup basil, chopped
• grated parmesan cheese, if desired

Recipe

• 1 cook tortellini in a pasta pot of boiling salted water according to package instructions.
• 2 while tortellini boils, cook garlic, prosciutto, corn, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in butter in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until corn is just tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• 3 combine corn mixture and tomatoes in a large bowl.
• 4 reserve 1/4 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain tortellini and add to vegetables along with reserved cooking water and basil.
• 5 toss well and season with salt and pepper.
• 6 sprinkle with grated parmesan if desired.