Description
Our simple & delicious Chicken Tortellini Alfredo is a family-friendly dinner that can be made in under 30 minutes!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs*
- kosher salt & ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided (regular or plant-based)
- 20 oz refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 15 oz jar of alfredo sauce
- garnish: freshly grated parmesan cheese & fresh parsley
Instructions
- Cook Chicken: Season both sides of the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Bring a large cast iron skillet to a medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of butter to melt. Add the seasoned chicken thighs to the pan and let cook for 4-5 minutes per side or until their internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F (use a meat thermometer).
- Cook Tortellini: While the chicken is cooking, bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the tortellini to cook according to the package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- Rest + Cut: Once the chicken is fully cooked, let it rest on a cutting board for 5 minutes and then cut into slices or bite-sized pieces.
- Combine: Bring the skillet back to a medium heat and add the garlic to sauté for 30 seconds. Add the cooked tortellini, alfredo sauce, and chicken to the pan. Toss to coat.
- Serve: Enjoy right away with some parmesan cheese and chopped parsley!
Notes
- *Faster Chicken: if you want to make this even easier, you can use a rotisserie chicken instead! Just shred or cut the rotisserie chicken meat into bite-sized pieces and then start at Step 4.
- Optional Seasoning: coating the chicken thighs in our blackened seasoning would add some great flavor to this dish!
- Alfredo Sauce: feel free to make our homemade alfredo sauce or use any of your favorite store-bought versions – we love Rao’s the best.
- Other ways to cook your chicken: feel free to make grilled chicken thighs or air fryer chicken thighs!
- Dairy Free: use a dairy-free alfredo sauce (like, Primal Kitchen Alfredo Sauce) and dairy-free butter. Taste Republic plant-based cheese tortellini is a dairy-free option!
- Gluten-Free: use a gluten-free alfredo sauce (I believe Rao’s original alfredo sauce is gluten-free, but double check) and then use Taste Republic gluten-free cheese tortellini!
- Dairy-Free + Gluten-Free: use dairy-free butter, Primal Kitchen Alfredo sauce (we also have a dairy-free alfredo sauce!) and then use Taste Republic’s plant-based cheese tortellini!
- Storage: leftovers can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Feel free to add a splash of chicken broth to refresh the alfredo sauce, as you warm it up, if you need to.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6 oz
- Calories: 359
- Sugar: 1.1 g
- Sodium: 583.6 mg
- Fat: 11.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 45.3 g
- Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 73.2 mg