Almost Instant Tortellini and Cheese With Chicken (Better Homes

Name: Almost Instant Tortellini and Cheese With Chicken (Better Homes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini; 1 cup frozen peas; 1 (8 ounce) container cream cheese spread (garden vegetable flavor or chive and onion); 1/2 cup milk; 1 (9 ounce) package frozen chopped cooked chicken breasts

Submitted by juniperwoman

"I'm on a quest to find recipes that use store-bought, pre-cooked chicken, and this certainly fit the bill! And it looks wonderfully easy. As bhg.com says, "Boiling water is the most time-consuming element of making this super-fast chicken spin on mac-and-cheese.""

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 5
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini
1 cup frozen peas
1 (8 ounce) container cream cheese spread (garden vegetable flavor or chive and onion)
¹⁄₂ cup milk
1 (9 ounce) package frozen chopped cooked chicken breasts

directions

In a large saucepan cook tortellini according to package directions. Place frozen vegetable in colander. Drain the hot pasta over vegetables to thaw; return pasta-vegetable mixture to pan.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan combine cream cheese and milk; heat and stir until cheese is melted. Heat chicken according to package directions.
Stir cheese sauce into cooked pasta-vegetable mixture. Cook and gently stir until heated through. Spoon into individual serving bowls. Top with chicken. Makes 4 servings.

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Reviews

This is a pretty fast recipe, but I might cut down on the cream cheese next time. It's very overwhelming. The tortellini itself can also be kind of expensive. I might try this again when I see it on sale.

mbellerose
I used chopped broccoli instead of peas. I also added salt, pepper, and garlic to the sauce to spice it up some. This was good, I'd make it again. I do recommend adding some italian spices to the cream cheese sauce though.

cindyloo
THIS WHAT I MEANT TO SAY.this was very very good. i used low fat cream cheese and that was my only substitute. easy to make, fast especially after work and uses stuff i usually have in the house

mandabears

Tweaks

I used chopped broccoli instead of peas. I also added salt, pepper, and garlic to the sauce to spice it up some. This was good, I'd make it again. I do recommend adding some italian spices to the cream cheese sauce though.

cindyloo