Description
Creamy and flavorful this Garlic Parmesan Tortellini Salad is the perfect Summer pasta dish that you will want at your dinner table night after night. Full of tortellini, turkey bacon, peas and a garlic parmesan sauce this salad is a surefire hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 19 oz bag cheese tortellini
- 1/2–3/4 cup frozen peas
- 6 slices smoked turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Shredded parmesan for garnish
- 2 Tbs butter
- 3 Tbs flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup grated or shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook: Cook pasta according to package directions, throwing in peas the last few minutes of cooking.
- Drain: Drain pasta and place into a medium to large bowl.
- Melt: To make your sauce in medium saucepan heat your butter over medium heat until melted.
- Stir: Add in your flour and stir for about 1 minute.
- Whisk: Slowly whisk in your milk until slightly thickened.
- Simmer: Stir in garlic, salt and pepper and cheese and let cook until cheese is melted and sauce has thickened.
- Combine: Pour over your pasta and add your crumbled turkey bacon.
- Coat: Toss to coat.
- Garnish: Sprinkle with shredded parmesan if desired.
Notes
Pork bacon has been replaced with smoked turkey bacon for a suitable alternative.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 221 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 341 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg
Keywords: garlic parmesan tortellini salad, pasta salad, creamy pasta, summer side dish