Recipes · Italian · Pasta

Tortelli

One serving has 492 kcal and 18 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (110%), thiamin (61%), riboflavin (48%), phosphorus (44%), folate (43%) and manganese (40%). Ready in 38 minutes.

Tortelli
Photo: Luca Vanzella from Milano, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 30 min
  • Cooking: 8 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (208 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut

Ingredients

  • 90 g Pasta, fresh egg
  • 80 g Pumpkin puree, canned
  • 15 g Parmesan cheese
  • 5 g Almond flour
  • 2 g Sugar
  • 0.2 g Nutmeg
  • 15 g Butter, unsalted
  • 0.2 g Sage, dried
  • 0.5 g Salt

Method

  1. Mix the pumpkin purée with the parmesan, almond flour and sugar (standing in for crushed amaretti biscuits), nutmeg and salt to make the filling.
  2. Cut the pasta sheet into small squares, spoon a little filling onto each, fold into triangles or rounds and press the edges to seal well.
  3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the tortelli for 3-4 minutes, until they float.
  4. Meanwhile melt the butter with the sage until nutty and fragrant.
  5. Drain the tortelli and toss gently through the sage butter.
  6. Serve with extra grated parmesan.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy492 kcal23%
Carbohydrates59.4 g
Water107 mL
Fiber2.9 g10%
Protein17.6 g37%
Tryptophan0.22 g
Threonine0.53 g
Isoleucine0.74 g
Leucine1.3 g
Lysine0.78 g
Methionine0.32 g
Cystine0.34 g
Phenylalanine0.87 g
Tyrosine0.63 g
Valine0.88 g
Histidine0.46 g
Fat20.9 g
Monounsaturated6.6 g
Polyunsaturated2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.7 g
Saturated10.5 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol108 mg
Calcium231 mg23%
Copper0.35 mg39%
Iron4.5 mg25%
Magnesium81.3 mg26%
Manganese0.72 mg40%
Phosphorus307 mg44%
Potassium379 mg8%
Selenium4 µg7%
Sodium400 mg
Zinc1.8 mg23%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.67 mg61%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.53 mg48%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.5 mg25%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.9 mg18%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.15 mg12%
Folate (vitamin B9)173 µg43%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.48 µg20%
Choline15.7 mg4%
Vitamin A769 µg110%
Vitamin C3.4 mg5%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)2.9 IU0%
Vitamin E2.4 mg16%
Vitamin K17.5 µg19%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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