Cheesy Chicken Tortellini Bake
Produces 6 servings, 550 calories each.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, pressed
- 1 jar (16 ounces) white Alfredo pasta sauce
- 2 packages (9 ounces each) refrigerated cheese-filled regular or spinach tortellini
- 1 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons snipped fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. For pasta mixture, chop onion using Food Chopper. In Professional (4-qt.) Casserole, heat oil over medium-high heat; add onion and garlic pressed with Garlic Press. Cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in pasta sauce, tortellini, chicken, milk, water, peas and black pepper. Heat until mixture just comes to a boil; remove from heat. Stir basil into pasta mixture.
- Meanwhile, for crumb topping, grate Parmesan cheese using Deluxe Cheese Grater. Place butter in Small Micro-Cooker; microwave on HIGH 30-45 seconds or until melted. Stir in bread crumbs and cheese; mix well.
- Spoon pasta mixture into Square Baker; sprinkle with crumb topping. Bake 15-20 minutes or until edges are bubbly and topping is golden brown.