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A few weeks ago I received my Kraft Food and Family magazine. I love looking for and trying new recipes, and altering them to fit my family. As I was perusing this issue I came across a yummy looking dinner. It's called "Simple & Creamy Tortellini Alfredo". We tried a few night ago and man it was good!! I made some changes to suit our tastes however, I bet the original version is just as delicious. The recipe is as follows: (My changes will be in red) (I increased the recipe because I have a larger family)
Prep Time: 5 min
Total Time: 30 min
Makes: 6 servings, 1 cup each
· 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
· 1 cup water
· Increase water to 2 cups if using more pasta
· 2 pkg. (9 oz. each) refrigerated cheese tortellini
· 2 pkg. (38 oz. total) Organic, Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Ravioli
· 4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) Cream Cheese, cubed
· 8 oz. Cream Cheese, cubed
· 1 cup frozen peas
· 1 ½ cups frozen peas (still frozen is fine)
· 3/4 cup Finely Shredded Italian Five Cheese Blend
· 1 cup Finely Shredded Italian Five Cheese Blend
· 6-8 slices Bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled
· ½ tsp ground black pepper
· ½ tsp dried basil (you could use 1 tsp fresh as well)
POUR broth and water into large saucepan; stir. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Add tortellini. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover. Simmer 8 to 9 min. or until tortellini is tender. (Do not drain.)
ADD cream cheese and peas; stir. Heat 2 to 3 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted, stirring occasionally.
STIR in shredded cheese and bacon.
Healthier alternative...use Neufchatel Cheese (1/3 less fat than cream cheese) also you could try turkey bacon.
I paired it with a Spinach Salad:
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fresh baby spinach (1 pkg washed and de-stemmed)
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5-6 hard boiled eggs
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1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
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1-2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
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shredded Mozzarella (as much as you like)
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Creamy Poppyseed dressing
I hope if you try it you will like it as much as we did...let me know.
Blessings,
~Renee~
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