Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Three-cheese tortellini are smothered in a homemade alfredo sauce. And the best part about this? No, it's not the epic cheesy-garlic goodness.
Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce:
- 1 package (any size under 20oz) refrigerated 3 cheese tortellini
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk, or more as needed
- 1/2 cup half and half*
- 2 oz cream cheese, cubed
- 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan (I used the green bottle lol) still amazing
- to taste kosher salt and freshly ground pepper,
- 2 pinches chopped fresh parsley or dried flakes like me
Put it together with fresh vegetables, chicken and cheese tortellini. AND the garlic is non negotiable. Chicken Tortellini Alfredo Dinner in parts. Pasta, sauce and chicken and vegetables.
Instructions to make Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce:
- Cook your tortellini as instructed on box and drain well. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add your minced garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, Stirring frequently until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Whisk in flour till lightly browned. About 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk and half and half and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened. About 2-3 minutes. Stir in cheeses until melted about 1 to 2 minutes. Add parsley now or after for garnish. If the mixture is too thick, add more milk as needed; season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in tortellini and gently toss to combine. Serve immediately and garnish with whatever you'd like. Ex: tomatoes like me, chives, parsley. Etc..
- NOTES* *Half and half is equal parts of whole milk and cream. For 1 cup half and half, you can substitute 3/4 cup whole milk + 1/4 cup heavy cream or 2/3 cup skim or low-fat milk + 1/3 cup heavy cream.
This TORTELLINI ALFREDO is a home run every time! But first, tortellini. (Or go enter and then come back here for the tortellini…) Let's talk about this heavenly Alfredo sauce, please. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long. Toss with hot pasta to serve.
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