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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Bring salted water to a boil in large pot. | 2. Wash and inspect beans. | 3. Heat olive oil in a heavy 10 inch frying pan. (I use cast iron.). | 4. Carefully immerse beans in water for no more than 2 minutes. | 5. Do not dump out water; scoop out beans with tongs or strainer into colander. | 6. Run cold water over beans in sink to stop cooking and set aside. | 7. Return water to boil and cook tortellini according to instructions of package OR if you are making fresh tortellini from a recipe, save this step till after beans and sauce are done so that they will be hot and not over cooked. | 8. While waiting for tortellini to cook add onion and garlic to olive oil, brown slightly and add beans. | 9. Stir frequently; if they need more oil add some of the butter now. | 10. When beans begin to sizzle remove them, leaving most of the onions and garlic behind, with tongs to covered bowl and keep warm. | 11. Be sure to keep an eye on the tortellini and stir them. | 12. Add the rest of the butter to pan and stir. | 13. Stir in half of the milk lower the heat to medium. | 14. Mix the rest of the milk with corn starch in a cup or jar and set aside for a moment. | 15. Stir half of the cheese, and all of the pepper, and Mrs. Dash into pan with a whisk. | 16. Stir in the rest of the milk mixture and stir until thickened. | 17. Set heat to low and gradually stir in the rest of the cheese until melted. (Now cook pasta if using fresh ones). | 18. Add a little, less that 1/4 cup, of the cooking water from the pasta to the sauce and stir. | 19. Pour sauce into serving container, cover and set aside. | 20. In a large serving bowl mix cooked Tortellini and beans, serve immediately with sauce on the side. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
green bean	1	lb	raw stringless	140.6138	31.6154	8.3008	0.9979
tortellini	1	lb		1392.5302	213.1887	61.235	32.7948
water	3	quarts		-	-	-	-
white onion	1/4	cup	minced	16.0	3.736	0.44	0.04
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
olive oil	3	tablespoons		358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5
butter	3	tablespoons		256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
milk	2	cups		297.68	23.3264	15.372	15.9576
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated	296.0	32.0	32.0	4.0
pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
seasoning mix	1/4	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cornstarch	2	teaspoons		20.32	4.8677	0.0139	0.0027
salt				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.