Serves 5

250 g Home-made pasta

250 g home-made pasta (see above); FILLING: 150 g ricotta or cream cheese; 150 cooked spinach, drained and finely chopped; 3 - 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese; 2 egg yolks; salt, freshly ground black pepper and grated nutmeg to taste. SAUCE; 1 leek, finely sliced; 2 tablespoons butter; 250 ml cream; 125 g ham, shredded; 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped; 150 g cheddar; 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan (optional); salt. freshly ground black pepper and grated nutmeg to taste. Serves 4 - 6. Prepare pasta. roll out thickly and cut into 5-cm circles. FILLING: Mix together all ingredients and season well. Drop teaspoontuls of filling in the centre of each round. Fold in half. sealing edges with water or beaten egg. Join ends together to form a ring. Drop into boiling salted water for 7 - I0 minutes. Lift out and drain well. SAUCE: Sauté leek in butter until tender. Pour in cream and heat through. Add ham, chopped egg and Cheddar. Stir thoroughly and heat through but do not boil. Add seasoning to taste. Pour over tortellini and sprinkle with Parmesan.
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Entered	2019-02-02
Updated	2020-12-23

Made by David Alexander Young 2005-2024. Programme updated 2nd May, 2022, 09:19