Chicken Meatballs With Tortellini In Mushroom Cream Sauce Recipes

MEATBALL TORTELLINI

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine meatballs and tortellini. In a large bowl, whisk soup, water and Creole seasoning. Pour over meatball mixture; stir well., Cook, covered, on low until tortellini are tender, 3-4 hours. Add vegetables during last half-hour of cooking.

CHICKEN TORTELLINI IN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook tortellini according to package directions, adding the broccoli during the last 5 minutes of cooking., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute garlic in butter until tender. Stir in the cheese, cream and seasonings. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 7-9 minutes or until slightly thickened. Add chicken; heat through., Drain tortellini and broccoli; toss with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with basil if desired.

CREAMY MUSHROOM TORTELLINI ALFREDO

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water and 1 tablespoon oil; bring to a rolling boil. Stir in tortellini and cook until they float to the top and the filling is hot, about 7 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute mushrooms, onion, and garlic until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove vegetable mixture from the pan and add it to the bowl with the tortellini.
• Drain the excess liquid from the mushrooms from the saucepan. Reduce heat to medium and melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter. Stir in half-and-half, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thick and bubbly, about 10 minutes. Gradually stir in Parmesan cheese until melted and sauce has thickened.
• Pour the sauce over the tortellini and mushroom mixture, and toss to combine. Serve in bowls and garnish with fresh thyme.

CHICKEN TORTELLINI IN A CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• While pasta dough is resting, chop meats to a fine mince.
• In a large bowl mix the meats with bread crumbs, salt, pepper, nutmeg and 1/3 cup water.
• You can do all this in a food processor if you like.
• Roll and cut pasta into 1 inch squares.
• Place 1/2 t.
• filling on center of each square.
• Fold over to make a triangle, seal and take the two opposite points, bring to center and pinch together.
• Place tortellini in single layer on paper towel.
• Repeat until done.
• This makes around 125.
• Heat a large pot of salted water to boiling and start cooking.
• This will take around 4 rounds at 5 minutes each.
• To make the sauce melt butter in a medium saucepan.
• Add cream and heat to boiling, slowly add cheese and cook to thicken.
• Add to cooked pasta, toss and serve.