Easy Chicken Pasta Alfredo

A friend of mine got this recipe while traveling in Italy. Chicken, mushrooms, and tortellini in rich cream sauce. Delicious! Serve sprinkled with parsley and cheese.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 687 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cubed
• 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
• ½ pound sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 (16 ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add tortellini. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tortellini float to the top and the filling is hot, about 5 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken breast in hot oil until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 3

Melt butter in another skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms and garlic powder until mushrooms begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir heavy cream into mushrooms and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Add Parmesan cheese, parsley, and salt. Continue to cook until cheese is melted, about 1 minute.

Step 4

Stir tortellini and chicken into mushroom-cream sauce. Simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes.