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Cheesy tortellini pasta is covered in a delish homemade sauce, and is ready in 20 minutes! It is perfect for busy weeknights.
To complete this tasty meal, try serving with Homemade Caesar Salad, Olive Garden Breadsticks, and Baked Parmesan Asparagus.
Tortellini Pasta
We are always looking for simple dinner ideas that the whole family will love, and always have luck with pasta recipes.
From spaghetti to fettuccine, we like to add one of these pasta recipes to the weekly menu plan because they’re usually simple and something all of my kids will eat.
Today’s recipe was inspired by our Creamy Penne Pasta recipe that we make at least once a month. I love tortellini and was trying to get my kids to like it, so I decided to use tortellini noodles in this recipe, and it was a hit!
This Cheesy Garlic Tortellini Pasta is now a new dinner recipe that the kids loved! S
How to Make Tortellini Pasta
- TORTELLINI. Bring your water to a boil, and add salt to taste (if you like). Gently stir in tortellini and cook for 5-6 minutes, or until noodles are tender. Drain and set aside until sauce is ready.
- SAUCE. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the garlic and sauté for a minute, then add the flour and cook for a minute. Stir in the milk and chicken broth and stir until it boils and thickens. Add the parmesan cheese, stir until the cheese is totally melted, and voila!
- COMBINE & SERVE. Add your pasta (in this case, cheese tortellini) to the sauce, flavor with a little salt and pepper, and sprinkle with some fresh parsley. That’s it!
Recipe Tips + Storing
- We love cheese filled tortellini, but use any of your favorites (meat or spinach filled work great too!)
- Add your favorite veggies to this dish including chopped asparagus, broccoli, zucchini and peppers. Just add the veggies already steamed when you add the pasta to the recipe.
- STORE. Place leftover tortellini in an air-tight container and store in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.
- REHEAT in the microwave or by reheating on the stove. You may need to add a little bit of broth to thin out sauce.
For more tortellini recipes:
- Italian Tortellini Soup
- Chicken Tortellini Soup
- Tortellini Bake
- Easy Tortellini Salad
- Cheesy Baked Tortellini
- Tomato Tortellini Soup
Cheesy Tortellini Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 20 oz cheese tortellini
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tsp fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Cook tortellini according to packaged directions.
- Melt butter in a medium sauce pan, add garlic.
- Cook for 1 minute over medium heat
- Add flour and cook for an additional minute, stirring constantly.
- Add milk and broth, stirring constantly. Cook until sauce boils and thickens.
- Add parmesan cheese. Add desired salt and pepper. Continue stirring until cheese has melted.
- Add cooked tortellini to sauce, and gently mix until coated. Sprinkle with fresh parsley
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Absolutely LOVE your recipes! I have never made one that wasn’t an instant family favorite.
Aw, thank you so much!! I’m so glad you have enjoyed the recipes!!
I added chicken and broccoli for a great dinner meal ❤
Mmmm sounds like an amazing dinner!!
This was so easy and so very yummy! I switched out the cheese because of what I had on hand but it will be put on our menu rotation for sure !
Perfect!! Thank you for sharing that!
So EASY, so TASTY!! I used chicken/mozzarella ravioli and added broccoli instead of pancetta or bacon. So, so good! Thank you for the recipe!
You are so welcome! Sounds good! Thank you so much!
I would eat this every day if I could!
Oohhh you had me at cheesy garlic! This is the perfect recipe for a cold iowa night – thank you!!
p.s. on your front page under “family favorites” – pasta is not clickable, but all the others are.
Right?! I’m with ya! Thank you & hope you try it! Hmm..it opens on my end. Not sure it wouldn’t??
Hi There, is the calorie count for the whole recipe or just a serving? And how many servings should this make? Thank you, it looks very very good!
Hi there! This looks delicious! Is it okay to use bagged parmesan? I can’t find fresh parm at the store to shred myself!
Of course 🙂 I hope you like this!!
It was FANTASTIC!!!! I did wind up finding some block parmesan and it was just out of thIs world.
Yay!! Thanks for letting me know!