Listen, I’m definitely not a food blogger. I’m not even a food cooker most days. But this is one of those, if I can do it, so can you recipes! For Christmas with my mom’s family, instead of a full meal and side dishes, we do a variety of appetizers. It’s fun to have variety, and nice to mix it up so we aren’t all eating the same meal over and over at every Christmas get together.

This year, I made these Baked Cheese Tortellini Bites. It’s cheese and pasta, and you can never go wrong with cheese and pasta. They are pretty easy, very tasty, and even picky kids will eat them.

With no further adieu…

Baked Cheese Tortellini Bites

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Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Ingredients

  

• Cheese Tortellini
• Flour (All Purpose)
• Eggs
• Milk
• Panko Bread Crumbs
• Grated Parmesan Cheese
• Dried Oregano
• Red Pepper Flakes
• Salt & Pepper
• Marinara Sauce

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375° and line a large cookie sheet or baking tray with parchment paper. (Two pans make for easy rotation)
• Boil cheese tortellini according to package instruction. Drain.
• Set up an assembly line:

  • a plate with flour

  • a bowl with eggs and milk mixed together (2 eggs and 1/2 cup milk is a good start, you can always mix more if needed)

  • a plate with bread crumbs, parmesan, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper (How much of each is up to you, and depends on your tastes. A little red pepper flakes goes a long ways.)
• Cover tortellini in flour, then place into egg/milk mixture and coat completely, finally, cover tortellini in herb/breadcrumb mixture.
• Place on parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake for 14-15 minutes.
• Serve warm with marinara sauce for dipping.

Enjoy!