Tortellini Alfredo

Recipe & picture from http://joelens.blogspot.com :]

Ingredients:

-1.5 cups heavy cream

-2 tbsp unsalted butter

-Salt

-1/4 tsp black pepper

-9 oz. fresh tortellini (I used Bertolli's 3 cheese)

-3/4 cup (or more) shredded Kraft Parmesan/Romano/Asiago cheese

-1/8 tsp grated nutmeg

-1 cup frozen peas, slightly thawed

-7 or 8 pieces of bacon, chopped

Bring 1 cup of heavy cream & the butter to a simmer in a 3-4 quart sauce pan over medium heat.

Reduce heat to low & simmer until mixture reduces to 2/3 cup.. about 12-14 minutes.

Turn off the heat & stir in 1/2 cup cream, 1/2 tsp salt & 1/4 tsp black pepper.

While cream is reducing, bring 4.5 quarts water to a boil in a large pot.

Add 1 tbsp salt & tortellini to the boiling water & cook until just shy of al dente.

Set aside 1/4 cup pasta water & drain.

Return cream mixture to a simmer over medium high heat.

Reduce heat to low & add pasta, cheese, nutmeg, peas & bacon to the mixture.

Cook on low 1-2 minutes until cheese is melted, pasta is coated & cooked al dente.

Serve immediately.

:D So delicious.