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SHRIMP AND TORTELLINI SKEWERS

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Cute appetizer of alternating grilled shrimp and cheese tortellini.

Provided by LAURSOX

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Tapas

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

36 fresh cheese tortellini
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
24 large cooked shrimp
12 skewers
12 cherry tomatoes
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 (1 ounce) package dry ranch dressing mix (such as Hidden Valley Ranch®)

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook tortellini in the boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, 2 to 3 minutes; drain.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until fragrant and tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix tortellini into shrimp mixture, remove skillet from heat, and cool until easily handled.
Thread tortellini, shrimp, tortellini, shrimp, and tortellini onto a skewer, ending with a tomato. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
Mix sour cream and ranch dressing mix together in a bowl; serve with skewers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 373.8 calories, Carbohydrate 42.7 g, Cholesterol 72.9 mg, Fat 16.6 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 15 g, SaturatedFat 8.8 g, Sodium 522.5 mg, Sugar 2.2 g

SHRIMP AND TORTELLINI SKEWERS WITH DIP

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Make and share this Shrimp and Tortellini Skewers with Dip recipe from Food.com.

Provided by _Pixie_

Categories < 30 Mins

Time 25m

Yield 30 appetizers

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

60 medium shrimp, peeled,deveined and cooked
90 tri-color cheese tortellini
30 cherry tomatoes
1 clove garlic, minced finely
2 tablespoons olive oil
30 6 inch wooden skewers
4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Steps:

Cook tortellini according to package instructions.
Heat the olive oil in a nonstick frying pan, saute the minced garlic for several minutes until tender.
Add the shrimp and heat through.
Drain the tortellini and add to the shrimp.
Mix throughly and remove from heat.
When cool enough to handle, thread the skewers with a tortellini, a shrimp, a tortellini, a shrimp, a tortellini, a cherry tomato.
Arrange on serving platter and serve with dip.
Dip: Heat skillet over medium heat, add the unpeeled garlic and cook (turning) until skin is browned on all sides and garlic is softened, about 7 minutes.
Cool the garlic then peel and mash.
Mix the mashed garlic, mayonnaise, parmesan, pesto, milk and pepper throughly and put in serving dish.