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Here is a quick and easy Friday night recipe the whole family will love! While I'm not a huge green bean fan, I do love to get them fresh and just cook them until they are al dente, like my pasta...so to save time and pots and pans, I just plunge the beans into the same water that the pasta is cooking in for the final 3 minutes or so. Then drain them together.

For this recipe, I used fresh 3-cheese tortellini, the kind you find in the grocery's dairy section. Butoni has a good selection, but if you have a Super Target, then try Archer Farms brand. It is really outrageously good.

Tortellini and Green Beans

1/2 pound fresh green beans
2 packages refrigerated tortellini
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved.
2 Tbls balsamic vinegar
1 Tbls good cold pressed olive oil
Asiago or Romano cheese, grated

Boil water for tortellini. When it comes to a rolling boil, add the tortellini. Wait a minute and add the green beans. Boil an additional 5 minutes or to package directions. Drain. Add remaining ingredients. Toss and sprinkle with Grated Asiago or Romano Cheese.