Chicken Tortellini with Bacon

Creamy Chicken Tortellini with bacon and sundried tomato is comforting and easy dinner recipe- loaded with juicy chicken, bacon, sundried tomatoes and a delicious cream sauce.

Course Main Course, noodles pasta

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 594.59kcal

Author Subhasmita

Ingredients

1 package Tortellini 250 grams (ref note 1)
200 grams Boneless Chicken Breast Cut into cubes (ref note 2)
6-7 Bacon
½ cup Sundried Tomatoes Oil drained
1 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
½ tablespoon Garlic minced
1 teaspoon dried Basil
½ Onion finely chopped
½ cup Cream
1 cup Parmesan Cheese
½ cup Pasta cooking water (more if required)

Instructions

Bring a pot of water to boil, season with salt. Cook pasta as per package instruction.
While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large skillet.
When the oil is hot, add chicken cubes, season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until chicken is browned and just cooked through, 4-5 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the pan; cover with foil and keep aside.
Clean pan if any brown bits are stuck, because we don't want the sauce to look brown.
Add chopped bacon, cook until crispy. Remove bacon from the pan and keep aside. Discard bacon fat.
Add butter to the pan. When butter melts add minced garlic and onion. Saute until the onion softens and raw garlic smell has disappeared.
Stir in sun-dried tomatoes. Cook for a minute.
Lower the heat and add cream, Parmesan cheese to the pan.
Drain tortellini and reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
Add cooked tortellini, chicken, basil, and bacon to the pan. Add 1/2 cup of reserved pasta water to the pan.
Mix everything gently and let it cook for another 1 minute on low heat.
Remove from flame and serve topped with more parmesan on top.

Notes

I have used Fresh Spinach Ricotta Tortellini from the refrigerator section. You can also use Packaged Dry Tortellini from the pasta section. Cook the pasta as per packege instruction.
Use the equivalent quantity of leftover cooked chicken or Rotisserie chicken instead of Chicken breast.

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