Easy Cheese Tortellini Pasta
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With tender mushrooms and a creamy wine sauce, this Easy Cheese Tortellini Pasta is a delicious and simple dinner that everyone will love! You only need 20 minutes to whip up this amazing pasta, and with a simple side salad you will have a perfectly balanced meal.
If you’re a fan of family-friendly pasta meals, you’ll want to try Creamy Sausage Pasta, Baked Feta Tomato Pasta, and Shrimp Scampi Pasta next.
Why This Recipe Works
So Simple: This tortellini pasta recipe couldn’t be more simple to make. It uses pantry staples that you probably already have on hand, and will only take you 20 minutes to make! You’ll even have time to make some garlic bread with it to soak up that delicious white wine sauce.
Creamy & Comforting: This recipe features a white sauce made of heavy cream and white wine along with garlic, mushrooms and parmesan. The flavors come together to make the most creamy and comforting sauce ever!
Family Favorite: Easy cheese tortellini pasta is good for everyone, even the pickiest eaters! I know mushrooms can be hard to sell to the little ones, but trust me when I say the mushrooms in here are so delicious! I made this pasta with wine, and the cooking process will evaporate all of the alcohol and leave only the flavor. But, if you are worried about cooking with wine, replace it with chicken broth instead!
Ingredients
This easy cheese tortellini pasta can come together with simple, pantry staples. Here’s what you’ll need:
- Cheese Tortellini: You can use any type of cheese tortellini or stuffed pasta here. Choose your favorite, and cook it according to the package to have it prepped for this recipe!
- Mushrooms: You can choose any type of mushrooms like baby bella or white mushrooms. Slice them in thin slices for this recipe.
- Garlic: Fresh, minced garlic works best to add as much flavor as possible.
- White Wine: A dry white cooking wine works great here. You can use a light wine like Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc.
- Heavy Cream: It is important to use heavy cream in this recipe. Half & Half or milk don’t have enough fat in them to make this sauce as creamy as desired.
- Parmesan Cheese: Shredded parmesan is needed to add flavor and creaminess to the sauce. Plus, you’ll want to top it off with more for serving!
Here’s How to Make It
- Cook the tortellini in salted water, according to the package’s instructions. Set aside when finished and reserve a cup of the cooking water. (not pictured)
- Add the butter to a large skillet or frying pan over medium heat and stir until melted. (photo 1)
- Add the mushrooms and cook until starting to brown. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. (photo 2)
- Add the broth and coo 2-3 minutes. (photos 3-4)
- Stir in the heavy cream and parmesan. Cook for another minute, stirring until all of the cheese has melted. (photo 5)
- Season to taste with salt and cracked pepper, and add the cooked tortellini and a splash of the reserved cooking water. Stir until the sauce coats the pasta and it has reached the desired consistency. Keep adding cooking water if you want a thinner, glossier sauce. (photos 6-7)
- Serve with more parmesan and the chopped parsley, if desired. (photo 8)
Expert Tips
- Cook the cheese tortellini until al dente, or just before it is actually ready. That way, when it cooks more in the sauce, it doesn’t get too soft!
- Feel free to substitute low-sodium chicken broth for the white wine in this easy cheese tortellini recipe. I love the flavor that the wine lends to the sauce, but the sauce will still be delicious without it!
- Add some veg! If you need to get some more vegetables in your dinner, try adding in cherry tomatoes and spinach. They will go nicely with the flavor and creaminess of the sauce.
- Pair this tortellini pasta with a simple side salad and some Grilled Garlic Bread!
More Easy Pasta Recipes You’ll Love
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- One Pot Creamy Pesto Pasta
- Lemon Artichoke & Asparagus Pasta
- Baked Bacon Mac and Cheese
- Sun Dried Tomato and Chicken Pasta
- Cajun Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo
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Easy Cheese Tortellini Pasta
Ingredients
- 13 oz cheese tortellini
- salt, to taste
- 4 tbsp butter
- ⅔ cup sliced mushrooms
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- ¼ cup chicken broth, or cooking wine
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup shredded parmesan, plus extra for serving
- cracked pepper, to taste
- chopped parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the tortellini in salted water according to the package's instructions, and set aside reserving a cup of the cooking water.
- Add the butter to a large skillet or frying pan over medium heat and stir until melted. Add the mushroom and cook until starting to brown. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Add the wine and cook for a few minutes for the alcohol to bubble away. Stir in the heavy cream and parmesan. Cook for another minutes, stirring until all of the cheese has melted.
- Season to taste with salt and cracked pepper, and add the cooked tortellini and a splash of the reserved cooking water. Stir until the sauce coats the pasta and it has reached the desired consistency. Keep adding cooking water if you want a thinner, glossier sauce.
- Serve with more parmesan and the chopped parsley.
Notes
- Other types of filled pasta can be easily substituted. You need cheese tortellini for a really cheesy taste, but the sauce also works well with chicken and pork filled pasta.
- Low sodium chicken broth can be substituted for the cooking wine.
- This recipe does not keep well, but is easily halved.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Absolutely easy, totally quick and super delicious! I also diced up some chicken for my husband who can’t have a meal without meat lol, and then I put spinach in mine so a little greenery but this based recipe is gold! Will do this one again!
This recipe was so easy to make. Used the white wine and couldn’t taste it at all, which is fine. Used extra cheese, because cheese makes everything better! I did not need to add any pasta water. I liked someones idea of adding spinach. Next time!
I made this tonight in my cast iron frying pan.
Very good and super easy to make
I used 2 cups of sliced cremini mushrooms and added 4 cups of Spinach (it cooks down to just about nothing).
I also added 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
After it is ready, grate 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese over and let sit for a few minutes
This tortellini recipe is downright scrumtipous…and so easy!
Not sure what marsala wine is… would I be able To substitute with regular red wine?
Hi Michele- I suppose that you could use regular red wine instead… however the Marsala wine is what gives this recipe the correct “marsala” flavor! I’ve personally never substituted anything for the marsala wine.
Just made this tonight, a double batch roughly to use a full container of chicken breasts, it was delicious! I sliced the chicken into 1 to 2 inch pieces first so i cooked through a little faster and didn’t need served with a knife, it was a hit!
So far my favorite chicken marsala recipe. We subbed almond flour with regular flour and think that was a mistake, so I’ll have to do it again. Also added some spinach and it was a great addition.
This is the first recipe I’ve tried from your site and it did not disappoint. I was hesitant to dip the chicken in flour (only because my favorite chicken thighs usually come straight off the skillet) – but I had no reason to worry, they were delicious and not overly fried at all! Love 30 minutes meals!
The chicken marsala tortellini was another very good recipe. I believe that this was the third chicken recipe that I have tried from this site and they have all been excellent! Thank you for sharing your recipes with the rest of the world!!!