Description
This Alfredo tortellini bake is easy to make and incredibly comforting with the most amazing homemade Alfredo sauce and melty baked mozzarella.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (9 ounce) packages refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, divided
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prep: Take the cream cheese out of the fridge at least 30 minutes prior to starting the recipe, or microwave it for 20-30 seconds. It needs to be very soft. Preheat your oven to 375F and move the rack to the top third of the oven.
- Pasta: Boil water for the tortellini, and cook it one minute less than package directions indicate. Drain and add it to a 9×13 casserole dish.
- Sauté: Meanwhile, add the butter to a skillet over medium heat. Once it’s melted, add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Sauce: Add in the cream cheese and heavy cream. Stir/whisk constantly until the cheese has melted in and it’s thickened up a bit (this shouldn’t take more than 4-5 minutes). Don’t let the sauce get too thick because it’ll continue to thicken up/reduce in the oven. If it becomes a bit too thick, add in a splash more cream.
- Season: Stir half the parmesan cheese into the sauce and then take the skillet off the heat. I add a bit of salt & pepper to the sauce.
- Combine: Pour the sauce over the tortellini and then toss it and spread it out in an even layer.
- Top: Top the tortellini with the rest of the parmesan and the mozzarella.
- Bake: Bake, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes until the cheese has melted, and then broil it for a few minutes to brown the cheese a bit (watch it carefully).
Notes
Serves 6 (or a very generous 4) depending on portion size and what else it’s served with.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 685 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 967 mg
- Fat: 45 g
- Saturated Fat: 25 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 162 mg
Keywords: Alfredo tortellini bake, cheesy pasta bake, baked tortellini, cream sauce pasta