Tortellini with Chicken and Cheese
Recipe from
Midwest Living
Any leftover cooked meat is a good substitute for the chicken in this fast recipe. Or skip the chicken and make it meatless.
Servings:
4
Total Time:
20 mins
Ingredients
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19 ounce package refrigerated cheese tortellinisee savings
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1 cupfrozen peas, corn, or pea podssee savings
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18 ounce tub cream cheese spread with garden vegetables or chive and onionsee savings
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1/2 cupmilksee savings
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19 ounce package frozen chopped cooked chicken breastsee savings
Directions
1.
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.
2.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan combine cream cheese and milk; heat and stir until cheese is melted. Heat chicken according to package directions.
3.
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.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 505, Total Fat 26 g, Cholesterol 130 mg, Sodium 525 mg, Carbohydrate 32 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 32 g,
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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