Tortellini and Cheese

Name: Tortellini and Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 9 ounces package refrigerated cheese tortellini; 1 cup frozen peas, corn or 1 cup pea pods; 1 (8 ounce) container cream cheese spread with garden vegetables or 1 (8 ounce) container chive and onions; 1/2 cup milk; 9 ounces package frozen chopped cooked chicken breasts

Submitted by AZPARZYCH

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 5
Serves:: 4

ingredients

9 ounces package refrigerated cheese tortellini
1 cup frozen peas, corn or 1 cup pea pods
1 (8 ounce) container cream cheese spread with garden vegetables or (8 ounce) container chive and onions
¹⁄₂ cup milk
9 ounces 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.

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Five stars for ease of prep! This is a nice creamy pasta dish, that went together super quick and easy. Made ours with a mix of both spinach and regular cheese tortellini, along with leftover balsamic chicken tenders and sugar snap peas (from last nights dinner), and sprinkled with sliced green onions over the top. Thought it would be nice with a little salt & pepper or maybe some lemon thyme added, may try that next time. We enjoyed with a glass of chilled chardonnay. Thanks AZ!

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AZPARZYCH

Peoria, 41

I am a stay at home mom to two wonderful boys; Joshua (8years), Kaiden (5 years), and baby GIRL, Madalynn (19 months)!  I also have two fur babies (cats); Kobee, AJ; we had to put our youngest cat Sly down Jan 2014. :(. I am also married to my best friend, Jeff and have been since April 2005.  I love cooking, hate cleaning and will do whatever I can to get out of it!  I love grilling and baking.  I do most of the grilling at my house, and bake for almost a week straight at Christmas time!  I can make or will attempt just about anything, though I rarely make brownies, my husband's are the best!  Homemade breads are not my friend, so I am always working on bread baking. As for recipe ideas (besides zaar) Cooking Light Cookbooks are my favorites.  I love to make new meals and try new things; it is hard though because my husband is picky when it comes to veggies (and hates seafood); If it were up to him we would have baked-bread crumb chicken and white rice at least one meal a day!  Over the past couple years with zaar, I have found tons of new recipes my family normally wouldn’t eat but have been happily surprised with new favorites. I love to join in all of the tag games; I haven't been as present as I would like, but as soon as my Jeff is back from working in Ohio I will be back in full tagging mode! Cooking is my hobby and passion, I always like to host the family get togethers and volunteer for the potluck dishes.  Most of all though are my kids; being home all day with them is fun and challenging, but I wouldn’t trade it for any salary!!

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