Tortellini in Brodo: Simple Pasta Recipe | Less than 5 ingredients!

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, while bouillon cubes are a cost-effective alternative.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Welcome to the video, introduction to the dish.

Mention that the dish is tortellini in brodo, typically made with chicken broth but using beef broth tonight.

Boil water and add salt to it.

Heat the beef broth in a separate pot until steaming, avoiding a vigorous boil.

Cook the tortellini separately in the boiling salted water.

Gently move the tortellini around with a skimming ladle to prevent sticking.

Once the tortellini float, they are ready to be transferred to the broth.

Use the skimming ladle to transfer the tortellini into the broth.

Adjust the amount of broth and tortellini according to personal taste.

Add parmesan cheese to the bowl, stirring it in to make the broth milky, if desired.

Serve the dish hot.

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