Antipasto Skewers with Tortellini

Antipasto Skewers with tortellini make a great presentation plus they are so good.  Don’t you think that antipasto on a stick seems to tastes better?  You can serve these Antipasto kabobs at dinner, football, or cocktail parties

 

We went to a little extra work today for our antipasti tray and made antipasto skewers.    These antipasto kabobs are gorgeous and with the holidays coming up, we are always looking for great and different appetizer recipes.      Antipasto on a stick would also be fun at your game day party and would bring something very different to the snack table.

 

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We started assembling our antipasto skewers in a specific order and then just went with it, each one is a little different.   And you don’t have to use the same antipasto ingredients that we used; you could shake it up and add any of your favorites.   Folding a leaf of basil not only adds a pretty color to our pasta tray it also adds great Italian flavor.

 

Antipasto Kabobs Recipe

Ingredients:

• 14.5 ounce can Black Olives
• 8 ounce package grape tomatoes
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves
• ¼ pound salami, thinly sliced
• 1 cup pimento stuffed green olives
• 10 ounces cheese tortellini, (½ of a 20 ounce package)
• 8 ounces baby mozzarella balls
• 15 ounce jar Italian salad dressing

 

Equipment Needed:

• Pasta Cooker
• Mixing Bowls
• Skewers

 

How to make these Antipasto Skewers:

Instructions:

 

• Cook the tortellini according to the package directions, drain and rinse with cold water.  Place the tortellini in a bowl and coat liberally with Italian Dressing.  Cover and refrigerate for an hour. 
• Place all the antipasto ingredients in different bowls, in the order you wish to place them on the skewers.  For instance: Tomatoes, black olives, basil leaves, mozzarella balls, salami slices, green olives, basil leaves and the tortellinis. 
• Place the ingredients on each skewer, folding the basil leaves in half and the salami slices in fourths.  Repeat order the order until the stick if filled.
• Place the antipasto skewers on a serving plate and sprinkle with additional Italian salad dressing. 

 

 

And if you have picky eaters, it would be gracious as a host to make several different varieties of these appetizers.  For instance, leave out the salami and replace it with prosciutto or change up the cheeses.  We believe the sky is the limit with this appetizer idea, you can add or leave out a variety of ingredients.  And  the last time we served this, we had the family help assembling the skewers which makes a fun time for all.   I love it when the party begins in the kitchen together.

 

Other Italian Recipes:

• Stuffed Pasta Shells
• Manicotti
• Chicken Alfredo Baked Ziti
• Italian Stromboli 

 

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