Easy Skillet Tortellini Dinner

Delicious, Easy Skillet Tortellini Dinner is the perfect meal for busy nights. It’s made with cheese tortellini simmered with caramelized onions, peas, bacon, cheese, and cream.  So yummy! Best of all, it’s all cooked in one skillet and ready in 20 minutes!     

What is Tortellini?

Tortellini are little pasta stuffed with cheese, typically the size of a quarter or smaller.  It’s a pasta similar to Agnolotti, which is also little pasta stuffed with a variety of fillings such as meat and vegetables. Both are wonderful to use in soups or serve with sauce-based dishes.

Easy Skillet Tortellini Dinner

Easy skillet tortellini dinner is easy to make, once you have all the ingredients in front of you. It’s loaded with so many delicious textures and flavors, everyone will go “WOW” after their first bite!

For this recipe, you will need a package of cheese-filled tortellini, along with strips of bacon, frozen peas, onions, garlic, vegetable broth, grated cheese, and cream to make the sauce.

The Best Part? You cook everything in one large skillet.

We enjoy making “skillet dinners” from time to time, and this one is DELICIOUS! Some of our favorites have been our pasta with veal in lemon sauce, our classic easy shrimp dinner, and our warm tortellini and broccoli salad, to name a few. Be sure to try them too.

 

                            

Ingredients You Will Need:

Keep in mind, our full recipe card is located at the bottom. For this recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

• 3 thick slices of bacon
• 1 + 1/2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 4 Tbsp. butter
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 large onion
• 2 cups frozen baby peas
• 1 + 3/4 cups of vegetable broth
• 16-ounces (or 24-oz) package of frozen cheese tortellini
• 1 + 1/4 cups heavy cream, and extra
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup grated pecorino cheese

Cook’s Tip! Instead of boiling the tortellini separately in a different pot, we cooked it inside the skillet along with the peas and caramelized onions. It’s easy, and it makes for easy clean-up.

OK Let’s Make It…

How To Make This Easy Skillet Tortellini Dinner? 

1.  First, remove the package of tortellini from the freezer and open the package. Set it aside.

2.  Second, cook the bacon.  I prefer to cook a few bacon strips in a small skillet until it’s fully cooked and crispy.   If you prefer, you can cook the bacon in the microwave.  Then, crumble the bacon or place each piece into a mini chopper, and pulse a few times to chop it. 

3.  Next, place a large, deep skillet on the stove top.  Heat olive oil and butter, toss in the garlic and onions, and cook until the onions are golden. 

4.  Toss in the peas and simmer for a few minutes. 

5.  Then, pour in the broth and bring the broth to a low simmer.

6.  Toss in the frozen tortellini, raise the heat, and cover the skillet with a lid.  Simmer the tortellini for a few minutes. 

7.  Toss in chopped bacon and grated cheese and gently stir to combine.

8.  Remove the cover and pour in the heavy cream, and gently stir the tortellini to blend the mixture. Simmer until some of the liquid has been reduced a little, and the tortellini is tender. 

9.  Then turn off the heat.  Here is where you can add in more cream if you prefer it creamier.  Then transfer the mixture to a large casserole dish and serve it at the table. 

“All the flavors infused into this one dish are truly AMAZING!” ..thanks for this recipe! (Carol)

Notes and Tips for Success 

• Frozen or refrigerated cheese tortellini will work well with this recipes simply because it cooks up quickly.
• Keep in mind, that the tortellini will absorb most of the cream, so the longer it sits, the more the cream will get absorbed. Therefore, if you prefer this dish to be more creamy, then add extra cream while cooking. 
• I used only 3 “thick” slices of bacon.  But if you want more bacon?  Sure, why not, you can use 4 to 5 thin slices of bacon for this recipe.

Serve and Enjoy

This easy tortellini skillet dinner in not only delicious, but it so worth making.  The outcome was FANTASTIC!  I bet your family and friends will go bonkers over it. Serve this easy skillet tortellini dinner with a salad as a side for a complete dinner, and enjoy.  

More Easy Dinner Recipes… try these next!

• Spinach Ravioli with White Cream Asparagus Sauce
• Penne Tossed with Chicken Kale and Cherry Tomatoes
• Tagliatelle with Fresh Tomato Sausage Ragu
• Orecchiette with Sausages and Spinach

 

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Thanks for stopping by…

xo Anna and Liz