Lemon Chicken Tortellini
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Lemon Chicken Tortellini This wonderful pasta has a wonderful personality and is filled with taste! With lemon, garlic, cheese, and peppers, it's the zestiest pasta you might ever eat! Perhaps you could even invite your family to share it with you.....or maybe not!! Makes 6 servings Recipe from Taste of Home Magazine |
INGREDIENTS:
| 1 |
pkg (19 oz) frozen cheese tortellini |
| 1 |
lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces |
| 2 |
tbsp butter |
| ½ | small sweet red pepper, julienned |
| 2 |
garlic cloves, minced |
| 3 |
cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided |
| 1/3 |
cup all-purpose flour |
| ½ |
tsp salt |
| ¼ |
tsp pepper |
| 2 |
tsp grated lemon peel |
| ½ |
tsp hot pepper sauce, optional |
| 1 |
pkg (6 oz) fresh baby spinach |
| 6 |
tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese |
DIRECTIONS:
| 1. |
Cook tortellini according to package directions. |
| 2. |
Meanwhile, in a saucepan, sauté chicken in butter until no longer pink. Remove and |
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keep warm. |
| 3. |
In same sauce pan, cook red pepper until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute |
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longer. Add 2 cups broth; bring to a boil. |
| 4. |
Combine flour, salt, pepper, and remaining broth until smooth; gradually stir into the |
| pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. |
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| 5. |
Stir in chicken, lemon peel, and pepper sauce if desired. Add spinach; cook just until |
| wilted. Drain pasta; toss with sauce. Sprinkle with cheese. |