Perfect Homemade Tortellini (2 Ways)

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Grana padano offers a similar flavor at a lower cost.

prosciutto

🥗Healthier: turkey ham

💰Cheaper: salami

Turkey ham is lower in fat, while salami is more affordable.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: semolina flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while semolina is often cheaper.

Make the pasta dough by combining the flour, whole eggs, and egg yolks, then knead until smooth.

Prepare the filling by mixing diced pork loin, mortadella, prosciutto, grated parmigiano, eggs, butter, vegetable oil, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

Roll out the pasta dough and cut it into squares for tortellini.

Place a small amount of filling in the center of each square, fold, and shape into tortellini.

For the soup, combine filtered water, chicken, soup bones, browned chuck roast, carrots, onion, celery, bay leaf, black peppercorns, parsley, and parmigiano rind in a pot and simmer until flavorful.

For the sauce, sauté cremini and maitake mushrooms in butter with garlic, shallot, and sage until tender, then add grated parmigiano.

Prepare the cream sauce by melting butter, adding heavy cream, milk, minced garlic, nutmeg, and mixing in pecorino and parmigiano until smooth.

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