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Ingredients

1 (32 fluid ounce) container chicken broth, divided 1 (16 ounce) package prepared cheese tortellini, thawed 2 cloves crushed garlic 2 teaspoons dried basil ¼ cup butter 2 tablespoons cornstarch ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Nutrition Info

87.3 calories carbohydrate: 9.6 g cholesterol: 15.4 mg fat: 4 g fiber: 0.5 g protein: 3.3 g saturatedFat: 2.3 g servingSize: - sodium: 283.8 mg sugar: 0.7 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Reserve 1-1/4 cups broth. Bring remaining broth to a boil in a large pot, add tortellini and cook until tender, drain well.
In a small bowl, blend cornstarch into 1 1/4 cups of reserved broth.
In a large saucepan, saute garlic and basil in the butter or margarine for 2 minutes over a medium heat. Add the cornstarch-broth mixture to the saucepan. Cook and stir until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil.
Place tortellini in a serving dish, pour the broth-mixture, and Parmesan cheese into the serving dish and toss. Serve with toothpicks.

24 servings

Unusual hot appetizer that can be prepared earlier in day and reheated in microwave.