How to Make Quick Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Three-cheese tortellini are smothered in a homemade alfredo sauce. And the best part about this? No, it's not the epic cheesy-garlic goodness. Or the creaminess that just melts away in your mouth.

Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce:

1. Get 1 package (any size under 20oz) refrigerated 3 cheese tortellini
2. Take 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3. Get 3 cloves garlic, minced
4. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
5. Get 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6. Get 1 cup milk, or more as needed
7. Get 1/2 cup half and half*
8. Get 2 oz cream cheese, cubed
9. Make ready 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan (I used the green bottle lol) still amazing
10. Make ready to taste kosher salt and freshly ground pepper,
11. Prepare 2 pinches chopped fresh parsley or dried flakes like me

Make this Italian pasta stir fry meal in about a half hour. Chicken Tortellini Alfredo with homemade Alfredo sauce. Put it together with fresh vegetables, chicken and cheese tortellini. My homemade Alfredo sauce is always a hit, for any night of the week.

Steps to make Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce:

1. Cook your tortellini as instructed on box and drain well. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add your minced garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, Stirring frequently until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. Whisk in flour till lightly browned. About 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk and half and half and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened. About 2-3 minutes. Stir in cheeses until melted about 1 to 2 minutes. Add parsley now or after for garnish. If the mixture is too thick, add more milk as needed; season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Stir in tortellini and gently toss to combine. Serve immediately and garnish with whatever you'd like. Ex: tomatoes like me, chives, parsley. Etc..
4. NOTES* *Half and half is equal parts of whole milk and cream. For 1 cup half and half, you can substitute 3/4 cup whole milk + 1/4 cup heavy cream or 2/3 cup skim or low-fat milk + 1/3 cup heavy cream.

Put it together with fresh vegetables, chicken and cheese tortellini. My homemade Alfredo sauce is always a hit, for any night of the week. It's simple, quick, and oh man - it tastes amazing. While tortellini is cooking, prepare the Alfredo sauce. Add the butter to a small saucepan and melt over low heat.

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