Your family will absolutely love this incredibly easy Italian dish! Tender pieces of chicken, cheese filled tortellini, baby spinach, and sun dried tomatoes in a delicious creamy garlic sauce, Enjoy!
Course: Entrée
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 lb.cheese tortellinifresh or frozen
4-6boneless skinless chicken breastscubed
Salt and pepper
2T.olive oil
1c.chicken broth
2c.heavy cream
3clovesgarlicminced
2tsp.Italian seasoning
1c.Parmesan cheesedivided
2c. fresh baby spinachpacked
1(8 oz.) jar sun dried tomatoesdrained & chopped
Instructions
Cook tortellini according to package instructions; drain and set aside.
Season chicken cubes with salt and pepper.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add seasoned chicken, cook stirring occasionally for 5-7 minutes or until brown and cooked through. Transfer the cooked chicken to a plate and loosely cover with foil to keep warm.
Add the chicken broth, heavy cream, garlic, Italian seasoning, and half of the Parmesan cheese to the skillet. Whisk over medium-high heat until it starts to thicken, about 3-4 minutes.
Stir in spinach and sundried tomatoes; simmer until the spinach starts to wilt, about 2-3 minutes.
Stir in cooked chicken and tortellini, top with remaining Parmesan cheese. Serve and enjoy!