Chicken Bacon Spinach Tortellini Bake Recipes

CHICKEN TORTELLINI WITH BACON

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to boil, season with salt. Cook pasta as per package instruction.
• While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large skillet.
• When the oil is hot, add chicken cubes, season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until chicken is browned and just cooked through, 4-5 minutes.
• Remove the chicken from the pan; cover with foil and keep aside.
• Clean pan if any brown bits are stuck, because we don't want the sauce to look brown.
• Add chopped bacon, cook until crispy. Remove bacon from the pan and keep aside. Discard bacon fat.
• Add butter to the pan. When butter melts add minced garlic and onion. Saute until the onion softens and raw garlic smell has disappeared.
• Stir in sun-dried tomatoes. Cook for a minute.
• Lower the heat and add cream, Parmesan cheese to the pan.
• Drain tortellini and reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
• Add cooked tortellini, chicken and Bacon to the pan. Add 1/2 cup of reserved pasta water to the pan.
• Mix everything gently and let it cook for another 1 minute on low heat.
• Remove from flame and serve topped with more parmesan on top.

TORTELLINI WITH CREAMY BACON SAUCE

Steps:

• ADD pasta to large pan of boiling water; Boil uncovered until just tender; Drain.
• HEAT oil in pan, add bacon; Cook, stirring until bacon is crisp; Add onions and tomatoes; Cook stirring until onions are just tender; Remove and reserve half the bacon mixture for serving.
• STIR cream, sour cream, water, cheese and basil into remaining bacon mixture in pan; Stir until heated through.
• COMBINE tortellini and cream mixture; Toss well; Serve sprinkled with reserved bacon mixture.

CREAMED SPINACH AND TORTELLINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a large casserole dish.
• Combine pasta, creamed spinach, cheese, mushrooms, garlic and black pepper in a large bowl.
• Transfer mixture into prepared casserole.
• Top with reserved tomatoes, sliced and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is golden brown.
• (I like to brown slightly under the broiler).