Ingredients
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
- 10 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 (20-ounce) packages five-cheese tortellini
- 1 pound bacon, chopped
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions
- Preheat the griddle to medium heat.
- Cook the chopped bacon on the griddle until crispy. Once cooked, remove the bacon from the griddle and set it aside, leaving the rendered bacon fat on the griddle.
- Add the tortellini to the griddle, tossing to coat the tortellini in the bacon fat.
- Add the butter and minced garlic to the tortellini on the griddle. Toss the mixture until the butter is melted and the garlic is fragrant.
- Stir in the halved cherry tomatoes, tossing to incorporate them with the tortellini.
- Add the cooked bacon back onto the griddle with the tortellini and tomatoes. Mix everything together.
- Season the dish with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper according to taste. Toss everything together again to evenly distribute the seasoning.
- Sprinkle the shredded Parmesan cheese over the tortellini mixture.
- Serve the garlic butter tortellini immediately and enjoy!
