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Shrimp Tortellini Alfredo
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
Author
Holly
Ingredients
2
packages (9 ounces, each)
refrigerated cheese tortellini
¼
cup
salted butter
1
pint
heavy cream
4
ounces
Chive and Onion cream cheese
1
cup
freshly grated Parmesan cheese
½
teaspoon
garlic powder
1
package (12 ounces)
small
cooked
shrimp (peeled, deveined, tails off)
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.
Meanwhile, run cold water over frozen cooked shrimp to thaw completely. Add thawed shrimp to Alfredo sauce in skillet. Stir gently.
Pour cooked, drained tortellini into skillet. Gently stir to coat pasta and shrimp. Garnish with parsley, if desired. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
*You can always double the Alfredo sauce ingredients if you like more sauce!