Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look 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 foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce:
- Take 1 package (any size under 20oz) refrigerated 3 cheese tortellini
- Get 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Take 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Take 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Make ready 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Prepare 1 cup milk, or more as needed
- Make ready 1/2 cup half and half*
- Prepare 2 oz cream cheese, cubed
- Prepare 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan (I used the green bottle lol) still amazing
- Get to taste kosher salt and freshly ground pepper,
- Prepare 2 pinches chopped fresh parsley or dried flakes like me
Pasta, sauce and chicken and vegetables. This Chicken Tortellini with Alfredo Sauce recipe, may be one of the easiest recipes ever, but it DOES NOT show that by the way it tastes. I love tortellini… and alfredo sauce! But first, tortellini. (Or go enter and then come back here for the tortellini…) Let's talk about this heavenly Alfredo sauce, please.
Steps 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.
An easy alfredo sauce enriched with garlic coats the tortellini. Cheesy Tortellini in a creamy, rich Garlic Parmesan sauce. I think if I had to choose, Italian would be my favorite food of all time, and Fettuccine Alfredo would definitely top the list. Cook tortellini according to package instructions. DIRECTIONS Cook tortellini according to the package directions; set aside.
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