Tortellini Kabobs
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Recipe type: appetizer
 
Ingredients
  • fresh tortellini
  • bottled Italian dressing
  • fresh mozzarella pearls
  • 1 block of Pesto Monterey Jack cheese, cubed
  • thick sliced summer sausage or salami, cubed
  • 1 yellow bell pepper cut in small pieces for fun color
  • cherry tomatoes (I halved mine so they'd absorb the dressing better)
  • 2 small jars marinated artichoke hearts, drained and cut to desired size
  • Ingredients for dressing to drizzle:
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons jarred pesto
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • *Note I doubled the dressing and drizzled it over the kabobs after they were assembled to give them more flavor.
  • Mix together the olive oil, pesto and vinegar in a bowl.
Instructions
  1. Boil fresh tortellini for roughly 5 min. and drain. *Note: Fresh pasta "puffs up" when you boil it but, will shrink back down when cooled.
  2. Toss tortellini in ½ cup of Italian dressing and let it "set" in the refrigerator while you prepare other ingredients.
  3. Place a tortellini, mozzarella pearl,cherry tomato, salami cube, monterey jack cheese cube, and slice of pepper on a skewer, Repeat as needed.
  4. Drizzle dressing over kabobs.
  5. Let sit half an hour before serving.
Recipe by JOYFUL scribblings at https://www.joyfulscribblings.com/2014/01/tortellini-kabobs/