cheese tortellini in white wine cream sauce

there is a neighborhood in st. louis called "the hill" where some italian descendants and immigrants moved to. they thankfully opened up their own restaurants and there are currently dozens of italian restaurants serving cheesy and temptuous italian food on "the hill." one of the most popular foods that i see on the menu in this area is cheese tortellini in cream sauce. instead of going out to dinner for 20 bucks every week when i crave this dish, i decided to try to make it on my own. what i concocted is one of my new favorite foods to cook and eat.

Andrea's Cheese Tortellini in White Wine Cream Sauce

Ingredients

1/2 pound pancetta chopped
1/2 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic
3/4 cup white wine
2 cups cream
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1 cup peas
3/4 pound - 1 pound cheese tortellini


Directions

fill large pot with water and set on stove to boil. meanwhile saute chopped onions and pancetta in large saute pan. when pancetta is cooked through and onions are soft, mix in 2 cloves chopped garlic. saute for about 30 seconds. pour in white wine and let boil through till the wine becomes thick. about 3-5 minutes. pour cream in pan. let cook through and boil until cream sauce becomes very thick. about 5-10 minutes. make sure to keep stirring the sauce so the cream does not burn. once the sauce is thick mix in grated parmesan cheese and slowly poor in chicken broth until the sauce is your desired consistency.

when the pot of boiling water comes to a boil put in tortellini and cook until just under tender. tortellini does not take long to cook, so don't go anywhere...watch it the whole time.

once the pasta is almost done, pour in peas and let cook for 1 minute or 2. drain. stir the pasta in peas in the cream sauce and try not to eat the whole thing. we haven't done that yet.