Tortellini Alfredo
Tortellini Alfredo has rich and creamy homemade Alfredo sauce poured over cheese-filled tortellini! An easy, family-friendly weeknight meal.
I can safely say Alfredo sauce is the most popular pasta topping at my house. My kids could drink the stuff if I let them, but I don’t. Over the years, I have come up with my own homemade Alfredo sauce that can’t be beat. It’s rich, creamy, and absolutely delicious.
One of our favorite ways to eat Alfredo sauce is over cheese-filled tortellini. It is pasta perfection in so many ways. I use fresh refrigerated tortellini, which you can find at most grocery stores, so it makes this recipe that much easier to make. I also believe that using fresh tortellini tastes much better than frozen tortellini.
TORTELLINI ALFREDO
What I think makes my Alfredo recipe extra delicious is the secret ingredient I use in it- Chive and Onion Cream Cheese. Oh yes. It gives the sauce a new level of richness and flavor. It is divine! I should also emphasize the ease of this Tortellini Alfredo recipe. It can be made in 30 minutes tops and has only 6 ingredients total! It’s perfect for those weeknights where everyone is busy but needs something delicious on the table.
MORE ALFREDO RECIPES YOU MAY LIKE:
Chicken Taco Alfredo
Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake
Chicken Alfredo Roll-Ups
Sheet Pan Chicken Alfredo Pizza
Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo Stuffed Shells
Tortellini Alfredo
Ingredients
- 2 packages (9 ounces, each) refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 4 ounces Chive and Onion cream cheese
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- In a large pot of salted water, cook tortellini according to package directions. Drain water.
- Meanwhile, in a large non-stick skillet, add butter, heavy cream and cream cheese. Stir and simmer until butter and cream cheese has melted.
- Stir in the Parmesan cheese and garlic powder. Turn heat to low and let simmer for 15 minutes or until thick and creamy.
- Pour cooked, drained tortellini into skillet. Gently stir to coat pasta. Garnish with parsley, if desired. Enjoy!
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Love this recipe, and will make it when I get a chance. It is just me and my SERVICE DOGGIE and she will love it toooooooooooo 🙂
Made this last night at the last minute for dinner. So easy to put together and the kids loved it! Yum!
So happy to hear that, Kari! 🙂
SO GOOD!!! I put it in a casserole dish and baked it for myself and my roommates! Huge winner, so simple too!!!!
i was surprised at how flavorful something so easy could be. this one’s a keeper. thank you.
ONly Dried spices are garlic powder? Sounds like it will taSte rather bland. Texture sounds nice. I bought the INGREDIENTS for it but im wondering if i should add little bit of extra to it. Thoughts?
This dish has amazing flavor! You can always add more spices if you like. That’s why cooking is so great. You can adjust it to your taste buds 🙂
How should I change the recipe if I’m only making it for two people?
what to do if i only have plain cream cheese and no chives? I wanted to make this, but i’m worried it won’t be good without that.
You could still make the recipe with plain cream cheese. You just won’t have that onion flavor.
I didn’t have chive and onion cream cheese so I finely chopped onion and chives and added, Turned out wonderful.
Loved this recipe. I had regular cream cheese so I added minced onion, extra PARSLEY and some basil. Creamy and flavorful. I would DEFINITELY do again. I’ll probably add chicken next time for my meat loving family.
DELICIOUS…
This was so easy to make it was delicious a definite keeper thank you for sharing this recipe
Just tried this tonight. i made it as instructed except i put in some minced garlic and forgot the garlic powder. Everyone loved it! excellent recipe, thank you!
ThIs was excellent!
Made it toNight! It is a keeper. Delicious. ThAnk you for dhsring.
Thank you for this! My family absolutely loved it! Will be making this again soon.
The chive cream cheese was a game changer!! I added some grilled chicken and steamed broccoli! ❤️