The best easy Tortellini Piccata weeknight pasta recipe - with amazing vegan option
Quick, easy to make Weeknight tortellini piccata pasta recipe. Silky, creamy, and savory pasta sauce bathed tortellini topped with zesty salty capers. It’s a flavor match made in heaven.This bowl of easy tortellini piccata weeknight pasta is a quick lifesaver weeknight recipe with your name on it. It’s a great simple dinner that will satisfy your tastebuds without spending hours in the kitchen. Make it for dinner tonight, and for lunch tomorrow, and for all the coming days…because this super simple authentic Italian pasta piccata recipe is so tasty you will be wanting to make it again and again.Just add your favorite stuffed vegan tortellini or ravioli and top with this silky, creamy, and utterly delicious piccata pasta sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 9oz packs Tortellini or Ravioli Vegan or your choice
- 3 tbsp Olive Oil
- 3 cloves Garlic Minced
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Thyme Dry or fresh
- 2 tsp Oregano Dry or fresh
- ½ tsp Ground Pepper
- ½ cup Vegetable Broth
- ½ cup Double Cream Vegan option: Soy Milk or Cashew Milk
- 3-4 tbsp Capers Half chopped
- 1 tbsp Liquid from the Capers
- 3 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 bunch Fresh Basil or Parsley
Instructions
- Cook the pasta as instructed on the packaging.
- While the pasta cooks, heat olive oil in a pan and add the minced garlic and capers. Cook for 1-2 minutes at medium-high heat to make the capers slightly crispy at the edges.
- Next, season with salt, thyme, oregano, and peppers and mix together to combine.Pour vegetable stock into the pan and gently stir the makings of the sauce. Next, add the liquid from the capers, the lemon juice, and the double cream to the sauce and mix to combine.
- Bring to a boil before turning the heat down to a simmer. Let the sauce simmer until the pasta is ready.
- Once the pasta is cooked, drain away the pasta water and add the tortellini to the pan. Gently toss the pasta until it’s coated generously in the piccata sauce. Add more salt and pepper if needed at this point.Serve with a garnish of fresh basil or parsley and enjoy.