Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really 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.
Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce:
- Get 1 package (any size under 20oz) refrigerated 3 cheese tortellini
- Make ready 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Get 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Get 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Make ready 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Make ready 1 cup milk, or more as needed
- Get 1/2 cup half and half*
- Prepare 2 oz cream cheese, cubed
- Prepare 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan (I used the green bottle lol) still amazing
- Make ready to taste kosher salt and freshly ground pepper,
- Make ready 2 pinches chopped fresh parsley or dried flakes like me
The homemade sauce is lower in calories than the original parmesan-cream sauce but it doesn't sacrifice flavor. Fresh baby spinach ribbons and slivers of sun-dried tomatoes add additional color to the green pasta and garlic-cheese sauce. This one-pan dish is on the… Traditional homemade alfredo sauce takes a good bit of time, so this version when compared with that is a huge time & effort saver. The food processor or blender helps me out with time spent making a homemade alfredo & helps give it a creamier consistency since it whips the creams so well.
Instructions to make Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce:
- 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.
- 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.
- Stir in tortellini and gently toss to combine. Serve immediately and garnish with whatever you'd like. Ex: tomatoes like me, chives, parsley. Etc..
- 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.
Or, just add some roasted vegetables or a side salad to pair with this easy tortellini recipe. Garlic bread is a no-brainer too, if you're looking for a quintessential Italian dinner. TIPS & TRICKS FOR MAKING TORTELLINI ALFREDO. Don't skip out on the important step of using freshly grated parmesan cheese. While tortellini is cooking, prepare the Alfredo sauce.
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