Creamy Chicken Tortellini

This Creamy Tortellini with Chicken is a creamy, hearty dish combining cheese tortellini, sundried tomatoes, spinach, and rotisserie chicken in a creamy Parmesan sauce.

Course chicken pasta, dinner, main meal chicken, main meal pasta

Cuisine Italian American

Keyword chicken and cheese tortellini, chicken and tortellini recipes, chicken tortellini, chicken tortellini recipes, how to make chicken tortellini alfredo, what is chicken tortellini alfredo

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 618kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

1½ tablespoons olive oil
½ medium yellow onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream, warmed to room temperature
18 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini
½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, julienne cut
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups diced cooked chicken
3-4 cups baby spinach
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the onions until soft. Reduce the heat to low and add the garlic and Italian seasoning. Cook for 1 minute while stirring.
Stir in the chicken broth and heavy cream. Bring it to a gentle boil. Add the cheese tortellini and cook for 3-5 minutes or until al dente.
Stir in the sundried tomatoes. Stir in the Parmesan cheese until melted.
Stir in the cooked chicken and baby spinach. Cook until the spinach wilts.
Garnish with red pepper flakes. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Notes

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reheat in the microwave at reduced power.

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