Each Sunday night, I plan out all my dinners for the upcoming week.
I always ask my kids what they want for dinner and their go-to answer is “CHICKEN ALFREDO!”
They are definitely my children . . . creamy sauce over a bed of pasta? Yes please!
However, most Alfredo sauce is filled with butter and heavy cream. And sometimes jarred Alfredo sauce has some mystery ingredients that I am not sure what they are.
I decided that for this casserole I would use our Homemade Alfredo sauce that has been lightened up. Instead of using butter and heavy cream, the base of this sauce is cream cheese and Parmesan cheese.
This Alfredo sauce is so creamy and flavorful that you won’t even know you are saving yourself some extra calories!
This homemade sauce worked perfectly for this casserole. But if you don’t have time to make sauce from scratch, you can definitely use jarred Alfredo sauce.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Chicken Alfredo Tortellini Casserole, you will need the following ingredients:
Alfredo Sauce
- Low fat milk
- Low fat cream cheese
- Flour
- Salt
- Butter
- Minced garlic
- Parmesan cheese
Casserole
- Tortellini, 1 bag
- Low-sodium chicken broth
- Dried parsley
- Dried oregano
- Cooked chicken, (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- Frozen mixed vegetables, 1 bag, (I used green beans, carrots, peas, and corn)
- Parmesan cheese
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to make Chicken Alfredo Tortellini Casserole:
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Start by making the Alfredo sauce by placing milk, low fat cream cheese, flour and salt in a blender and blend it until it is completely smooth.
- Meanwhile, in a skillet over medium heat, melt one tablespoon of butter and garlic for a minute. Whisk in the blended milk mixture, stirring constantly for 3-5 minutes.
- Continue stirring the sauce over heat until it reaches your desired thickness, then mix in Parmesan cheese.
- Once your sauce is ready (or if you don’t make homemade Alfredo sauce, feel free to use jarred sauce), it’s time to assemble the casserole.
- Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In the baking dish, mix together Alfredo sauce, frozen tortellini (don’t cook it first), chicken broth, seasonings, chicken and frozen vegetables.
- Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven, sprinkle casserole with Parmesan cheese, and place the pan back in the oven (uncovered) for another few minutes or until the cheese is melted.
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Chicken Alfredo Tortellini Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
Alfredo Sauce
- 2 ½ cups low fat milk
- 4 ounces low fat cream cheese
- 3 Tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 3 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
Casserole
- 19 ounces frozen tortellini, 1 bag
- ½ cup low-sodium chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 cups cooked chicken, (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- 10 ounces frozen mixed vegetables, 1 bag, (I used green beans, carrots, peas, and corn)
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Start by making the Alfredo sauce by placing milk, low fat cream cheese, flour and salt in a blender and blend it until it is completely smooth.
- Meanwhile, in a skillet over medium heat, melt one tablespoon of butter and garlic for a minute. Whisk in the blended milk mixture, stirring constantly for 3-5 minutes.
- Continue stirring the sauce over heat until it reaches your desired thickness, then mix in Parmesan cheese.
- Once your sauce is ready (or if you don't make homemade Alfredo sauce, feel free to use jarred sauce), it's time to assemble the casserole.
- Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In the baking dish, mix together Alfredo sauce, frozen tortellini (don't cook it first), chicken broth, seasonings, chicken and frozen vegetables.
- Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven, sprinkle casserole with Parmesan cheese, and place the pan back in the oven (uncovered) for another few minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Notes
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- Easy Homemade Caesar Salad and Dressing
- Grandma’s Creamy 5 Cup Salad
- Fresh Italian Salad
Nutrition
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If you use jarred sauce, how much would you need?
Approximately 2 1/2 -3 cups of Alfredo sauce.
I couldn’t find frozen tortellini. Can I use dried? If so, should I cook it first?
I’m wondering the same thing!
The tortellini in our grocery store is in the refrigerated section where you find lunch meat.
I do not have a blender. How would you make your alfredo sauce?
You could also use a whisk.
The written instructions say to cook it at 350 but the recipe instructions at the bottom say 425. Which temperature do you use?
It’s 350 degrees.
Delicious!! Made this last night and the princesses (17&12) ate like grown men. As a single dad, when they’re happy, I’m happy. The tortellini was a little cold after 30 mins so I let cook another 15-20 mins. EXTREMELY happy with this and definitely will be making again. Thank you for the recipe.
Win for Patrick!! So glad the princesses loved the casserole. We hope you drop by for more easy and family friendly recipes!! Have a terrific week.
How can I substitute dry tortellini for frozen in this recipe?
I’m new to cooking and this might be a silly question but do you cook the chicken first?
the recipe calls for cooked chicken 😉
Can you make this ahead of time? Or would leaving it in the fridge mess with the frozen tortellini? Just thinking of making in morning and cooking at night…
You can totally make this in the morning and cook it in the evening.
My family loves this. I love it because it’s so quick and easy.
Would this recipe work as a frozen meal? If so, would you do anything different? I can’t remember if it’s good to freeze Alfredo sauce or not.
Thanks
This should work as a freezer meal. Prepare the casserole, but do not cook. Cover with foil well and freeze. Thaw in fridge before cooking.