Four Cheese Sauce, Chicken and Tortellini Casserole
Day 4 of 5 days of casseroles coming your way!! Today I wanted to show you one with chicken, Four Cheese Sauce, Chicken and Tortellini Casserole.
If you pick up an already cooked chicken or use leftover turkey, dinner can be so much faster!! Make a delicious homemade cheese sauce, toss it all together, and put it in the oven for 1/2 hour, dinner is then served!!
Don’t you just love a rich creamy cheesy sauce with loads of flavor? That’s why I upped this to a four-cheese sauce to give this casserole the ultimate in cheesiness but still so easy for a weeknight meal!!! I hope you try this. ENJOY!!!
Chicken Tortellini Casserole
A delicious blend of chicken, broccoli, and tortellini in a creamy four-cheese sauce.
Ingredients
- 9 oz. package cheese tortellini
- 2 cups fresh broccoli, cut into florets and steamed for 2 min.
- 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 10 oz. cooked chicken, cut into small bite-sized pieces
- 1/3 cup fine bread crumbs
- 2 Tbsp. butter
Alfredo Sauce
- 1/2 cup Parmesan, grated
- 1/2 cup mozzarella, grated
- 1/2 cup provolone, grated
- 1/2 cup ricotta
- 14 oz. can evaporated 2 % milk
- 1 Tbsp. flour
- 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
- 8 Tbsp. half and half cream or milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small frypan and add the bread crumbs. Stir to combine, remove from heat, and set aside.
- Cook tortellini according to package instructions and drain. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350F.
- While tortellini is cooking, whisk flour into evaporated milk in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add the mustard and whisk well.
- When the sauce has thickened slightly and simmering add the cheeses and mix well. Add the cream or milk to loosen up slightly. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix the chicken, broccoli, peas, tortellini, and cheese sauce together. Place in a casserole that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Top with the bread crumbs. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until bubbling and heated through and bread crumbs are lightly browned.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 811Total Fat: 40gSaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 176mgSodium: 1132mgCarbohydrates: 61gFiber: 5gSugar: 5gProtein: 51g
Recipe calculation was provided by Nutritionix and is estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
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