Spinach and Ricotta Tortellini

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   {'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Place spinach, water, and 1 pinch salt in a pot over medium-high heat; cover pot and cook until spinach is completely wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain; completely squeeze out water. Cool spinach in a colander to room temperature.'}

2. 2

   {'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Soften ricotta cheese in a large bowl using a fork until creamy.'}

3. 3

   {'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Squeeze out any excess water from cooled spinach; finely chop with a knife or process in a blender. Transfer to bowl with ricotta; stir in Parmesan cheese, egg, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper.'}

4. 4

   {'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': 'Divide pasta dough into 6 equal pieces; flatten 1 piece between your palms, cover remaining 5 pieces with plastic wrap. Press flattened dough piece through widest setting on pasta machine. Sprinkle flour over flattened pasta dough, fold in half lengthwise; run through pasta machine again. Repeat process 3 or 4 times, always flouring, folding, and passing through the widest setting until dough is smooth and even in size.'}

5. 5

   {'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Change pasta machine to middle setting; pass dough through. Change pasta machine to next to last setting; pass dough through. Cut dough sheet in half, crosswise. Pass each half through pasta machine on thinnest and last setting, creating 2 long, very thin sheets; gently transfer to a floured work surface, trimming edges. Cut into 2 even rectangles.'}

6. 6

   {'id': 'step_5', 'step': 6, 'text': 'Cut dough into 1 ½-inch squares. Drop 1 teaspoon ricotta filling in middle of each square. Brush edges with water; fold over diagonally into a triangle shape. Press well to squeeze out any air. Stretch 2 ends of triangle, fold together, wrapping them around your finger; seal. Gently fold back top corner.'}

7. 7

   {'id': 'step_6', 'step': 7, 'text': 'Transfer tortellini to a floured plate or work surface. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Let tortellini stand for 30 minutes.'}

8. 8

   {'id': 'step_7', 'step': 8, 'text': 'Fill a large pot with generously salted water and bring to a boil; cook tortellini, working in batches, until tortellini float to the top and filling is hot, 6 to 7 minutes.'}

📊 Nutrition Facts

Per serving (16 servings total)