Description
Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Tortellini is a rich, comforting one-pan meal with tender chicken, cheesy tortellini, and a silky garlic parmesan cream sauce. Perfect for busy nights when you want restaurant-quality flavor at home.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless chicken breast, diced
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 package (20 oz) refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook until golden and cooked through.
- Add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Pour in chicken broth and heavy cream. Bring to a gentle simmer.
- Add tortellini and cook 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender.
- Stir in Parmesan cheese until sauce is creamy and smooth.
- Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.
Notes
Add spinach or sun-dried tomatoes for extra flavor. For a lighter version, use half-and-half instead of heavy cream.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 690mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: creamy garlic parmesan chicken tortellini, tortellini chicken recipe, creamy pasta dinner