Title: Tortellini with Smoked Cheddar Cheese & Chipotle Peppers
Categories: Pasta Dairy Vegetable
Yield: 4 Servings

1	tb	Vegetable oil
2		Cloves garlic, chopped fine
1		Shallot, chopped fine
4	tb	White wine
3	c	Heavy cream
2	oz	Chipotle chiles in adobo
		Sauce, chopped fine
6	oz	Smoked chedder cheese, diced
		Medium
1 1/2	lb	Tortellini, cooked al dente,
		Drained
1	c	Broccoli florets, blanched
1		Red bell pepper, diced
		Medium
		Salt and white pepper, to
		Taste

Heat the oil in a large saucepan until hot. Add garlic, shallots, saute for 2 min. Add wine, simmer until almost completely reduced, about 2 min. Add cream, stir and simmer 10-15 minutes until reduced by 1/2. Add chiles and cheese and stir until cheese melts. Add tortellini, broccoli, red pepper and salt and pepper; mix well and serve.

Serves 6-8.

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