Easy Chicken Pasta Alfredo

Description

A friend of mine got this recipe while traveling in Italy. Chicken, mushrooms, and tortellini in rich cream sauce. Delicious! Serve sprinkled with parsley and cheese.

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cubed
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • ½ pound sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add tortellini. Cook
  2. stirring occasionally
  3. until tortellini float to the top and the filling is hot
  4. about 5 minutes. Drain.
  5. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken breast in hot oil until no longer pink in the center
  6. about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
  7. Melt butter in another skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms and garlic powder until mushrooms begin to soften
  8. about 3 minutes. Stir heavy cream into mushrooms and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly thickened
  9. about 3 minutes. Add Parmesan cheese
  10. parsley
  11. and salt. Continue to cook until cheese is melted
  12. about 1 minute.
  13. Stir tortellini and chicken into mushroom-cream sauce. Simmer until heated through
  14. about 2 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 6

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