pack with cheeseflower , pasta , veggies , and wimp , this well-to-do casserole recipe hit just about every food group .
Thischicken casseroleis a great way of life to jazz up cheese tortellini with fresh vegetables , mushrooms , and rip up chicken tit . The sauce looks like your common tomato plant sauce but it ’s not — it lie of roasted sweet Madagascar pepper and dried tomato plant pesto . If you take thiscasserole to a potluck(it travel well ) , you will certainly get a lot of compliments .
What Is Dried Tomato Pesto?
Much less lie with than its famous opposite number , pesto made of fresh basil , dry out tomato pesto is equally delicious . In Italian , it is sleep with as red pesto ( Pesto Rosso ) . Instead of only fresh basil leaves as the main element , it also contains Lord’s Day - dried tomatoes as well as Parmesan cheeseflower , pine nuts , and European olive tree oil . you could rule sun - dry out Lycopersicon esculentum pesto in well - assorted supermarkets and online .
Ingredients
2(9 - ounce)pkgs.refrigerated whole straw cheese - replete tortellini
8oz.fresh haricots verts or unripe beans , trim and halved crosswise
8oz.fresh cremini or button mushroom , thin sliced
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1mediumonion , halve andthinly slice
2Tbsp.olive oil colour
3cupscoarselyshredded cooked chicken tit
1(12 - ounce)jarroasted red sweet peppers
¾cuppurchased sun-dried tomato pesto
¼tsp.crushed red-faced pepper
½cupfinely shredded Parmesan cheese
½cupshredded sweet St. Basil
Directions
Cook the Tortellini
Preheat oven to 350 ° F . In a heavy saucepan ready tortellini allot to parcel direction , adding haricots verts for the last 4 minutes of cookery . drainpipe and return to pan .
Fry the Mushrooms
Meanwhile , in a declamatory frypan cook mushrooms and onion in raging oil color over medium passion for 6 to 8 minutes or until affectionate and lightly browned , stir occasionally .
Blend the Sauce
summate mushroom mixture and chicken to drain pasta mixture . convulse to coat . home undrained peppers in a liquidizer . Cover and portmanteau until liquid . raise in pesto and crush red pepper . append to pasta mixture;toss to cake . diffuse mixture equally in a 3 - quart orthogonal baking dish .
Bake the Tortellini Casserole
Cover and bake for 20 minutes . Uncover and sprinkle with high mallow . Bake , uncovered , for 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted .
Sprinkle With Basil
To tote , cover casserole and shoes in an insulated casserole carrier . Place Basil of Caesarea in an airtight container . Just before serving , sprinkle St. Basil the Great over casserole . natural covering and chill leftover within 2 hours .
Updated by Nadia Hassani
Nutrition Facts(per serving)
- The % Daily Value ( DV ) distinguish you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet . 2,000 calories a day is used for cosmopolitan aliment advice .
