Showing posts with label pasta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pasta. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Tortellini Salad

Ingredients:
2 (9 oz) packages refrigerated cheese tortellini
1 (14 oz) can artichoke hearts, drained
1 cup Caesar salad dressing or Creamy Italian dressing
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
3-4 oz turkey pepperoni, cut into quarters
2 (2 1/4 oz) cans sliced black olives, drained
4 green onions, chopped

Instructions:
Cook cheese tortellini according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water to keep from sticking together.
Toss tortellini with remaining ingredients.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Chicken Cannelloni with Tomato Alfredo Sauce

I use rotisserie chicken to save time and effort when making this recipe.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 packages (each package is 8 oz.) canneloni or manicotti shells
4-5 cups finely chopped cooked chicken
2 (8 oz) containers chive-and-onion cream cheese
1 (10 oz) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well-drained
1 cup shredded mozzarella or Italian-blend cheese
1/2 cup Italian-seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt

Instructions:
Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Stir together chicken and next 6 ingredients. Cut pasta shells open lengthwise. Spoon about 1/2 cup chicken mixture into each shell, gently pressing cut sides together. Place shells cut side down into 2 lightly greased 9X13 baking dishes. Pour sauce evenly over shells. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Tomato Alfredo Sauce:
1 (6 oz) can basil-garlic-oregano tomato paste*
1 (8 oz) can basil-garlic-oregano tomato sauce*
1 (16 oz) jar creamy Alfredo sauce (I used Classico Garlic Alfredo)
1 (3 oz) package shredded Parmesan cheese
(To make sauce go a little further you can add 1/2 - 1 cup of half-and-half, fat-free half-and-half, or heavy cream).

Process all ingredients in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.You can also use your favorite jarred marinara or spaghetti sauce or substitute 2 (7 oz) drained jars of roasted red bell peppers in place of the tomato sauce and paste to make Roasted Red Bell Pepper Alfredo sauce.

*I used Hunts tomato paste and tomato sauce

A little time-consuming, but amazingly delicious!!!