Cream Cheese Pesto Tortellini

Submitted by appetizerqueen

"I love the combination of cream cheese and pesto, so I tried this and it worked!! It has been one of my favorite dishes to make. I use it as a main dish but it could certainly be a side dish."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (9 ounce) package tortellini, refrigerated kind, I prefer sausage filled
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons pesto sauce

directions

1. cook tortellini according to package instructions.
2. while tortellini is cooking, mix cream cheese and pesto together so it is very soft.
3. drain tortellini and return to pot.
4. Add cream cheese mixture and toss very gently.
5. serve right away, it cools quickly.

Reviews

[megs_]

Delicious! I used a 20 oz package of whole wheat cheese tortellini and low-fat cream cheese. That made the sauce the perfect consistency! This tastes like a fancy alfredo dish but without all the fuss -- my toddler loves it too! Thanks so much for sharing - it's a keeper!

 

[Boomette]

The taste is great. But it's a bit too thick. So it would be great with milk or cream added to it. Thanks appetizerqueen :) Made for Cookbook tag game

 

[AQueen]

I used 1/2 the cream cheese and threw in some red pepper flakes on five cheese tortellini. I added a touch of lemon zest as garnish and it really brightened it up. Served it with baked fish and a green salad. It was delicious and easy. Be sure and leave the tortellini al dente. I got busy and didn't. Still tasted delicious.

 

[Chef Dog]

This was fantastic! Especially o you like cream cheese. The pesto combination truly is great. I had never tried teh sausage filled tortellini but I did this time and I think it makes the whole thing a great package. Served with a loaded salad and it was perfect. Thanks a.queen.

 

[Claudia Dawn]

Good recipe but I felt there was too much cream cheese. I cut back to 3/4 of a block, but that still was too much. Next time I'll only use 4 oz cream cheese and probably double the pesto sauce since its flavor got lost in the cream cheese.