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    Creamy Asiago Cheese Tortellini

    Published: May 19, 2016 / 67 Comments

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    Creamy Asiago Cheese Tortellini - tortellini smothered in a creamy Asiago cheese sauce.  Easy and quick - the whole recipe takes only 30 minutes from start to finish!

    Creamy Asiago Cheese Tortellini

    A perfect and easy pasta dish - easy enough to make on a regular weeknight, but it tastes like pasta from a fancy Italian restaurant. Asiago cheese is very flavorful and perfect for cheese tortellini. And, garlic makes everything better!

    Best Tortellini to use

    I like to use (and highly recommend) the refrigerated kind of tortellini. For this recipe, I bought a 20 oz bag of tortellini and used ½ of the bag - which equaled to 2 and ½ cups of uncooked tortellini.

    Asiago Cheese Tortellini

    Cooking Tips

    • How to reheat leftovers. While any creamy cheese-based sauce is best served immediately after making it, you can easily reheat leftover cheese tortellini with Asiago cream sauce by adding a small amount of milk as you reheat the sauce on the stove top.
    • How to fix lumpy sauce.   If the cheese in the sauce lumps - increase the heat and keep stirring at all times, until the lumps melt.
    • If sauce gets too thick, add more broth to thin it out.

    Asiago Cheese Tortellini

    How to cook cheese tortellini

    1. Cook cheese tortellini according to package instructions.
    2. Rinse with cold water.
    3. Drain.
    4. Make sauce of your choice to go with tortellini, such as creamy Asiago cheese sauce.

    How to make cheese tortellini sauce

    1. Heat olive oil and butter on medium heat in a large skillet.
    2. Add minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute on medium heat, stirring, without burning.
    3. Add vegetarian broth and heavy cream to the skillet with cooked garlic.
    4. Bring to boil, stirring.
    5. Once the liquids are boiling, immediately add cheese, reduce heat to medium simmer, and keep stirring everything together, on medium simmer, until cheese melts - about 1 minute.
    6. Reduce heat to very low simmer.
    7. Season with salt.
    8. If sauce gets too thick, add more broth to thin it out.
    Asiago Cheese Tortellini
    4.83 from 45 votes

    Creamy Asiago Cheese Tortellini

    Creamy Asiago Cheese Tortellini - tortellini smothered in a creamy Asiago cheese sauce, the recipe takes only 30 minutes from start to finish!  Delicious, meatless pasta recipe. Perfect as is, or as a side dish to grilled meats. 
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories per serving 552 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    • 10 oz tortellini (refrigerated kind - half of 20 oz bag)
    • 1 teaspoon olive oil
    • ½ tablespoon butter
    • 5 garlic cloves , minced
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • ½ cup vegetarian no-chicken broth or chicken broth
    • 1 cup Asiago cheese shredded
    • ¼ teaspoon salt approximately, to taste
    • fresh parsley chopped

    Instructions 

    • Cook tortellini according to package instructions, rinse with cold water and drain.
    • Heat olive oil and butter on medium heat in a large skillet, add minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute on medium heat, stirring, without burning.
    • Add vegetarian broth and heavy cream to the skillet with cooked garlic. Bring to boil, stirring. 
    • Once the liquids are boiling, immediately add cheese, reduce heat to medium simmer, and keep stirring everything together, on medium simmer, until cheese melts - about 1 minute. Note: If the cheese lumps - increase heat and keep stirring at all times, until it melts. 
    • Reduce to very low simmer, add salt. I usually add ⅛ teaspoon of salt, taste the sauce, and then add another ⅛ teaspoon of salt if needed. (Do not add all of ¼ teaspoon of salt right away - taste first). 
    • If sauce is too thick, add more broth to thin it out.
    • Add cooked tortellini, and continue to cook, constantly stirring, to thicken the sauce - for another minute.
    • To serve, top each serving with finely chopped fresh parsley

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Creamy Asiago Cheese Tortellini
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    552
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    36
    g
    55
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    20
    g
    125
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    129
    mg
    43
    %
    Sodium
     
    1006
    mg
    44
    %
    Potassium
     
    82
    mg
    2
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    34
    g
    11
    %
    Fiber
     
    2
    g
    8
    %
    Sugar
     
    2
    g
    2
    %
    Protein
     
    21
    g
    42
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    1175
    IU
    24
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    1.6
    mg
    2
    %
    Calcium
     
    442
    mg
    44
    %
    Iron
     
    2.1
    mg
    12
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition Disclaimer:

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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    1. Kathy

      July 13, 2022 at 4:08 pm

      I have lobster ravioli in the freezer would this sauce work???

      Reply
      • Julia

        August 22, 2022 at 6:09 pm

        Yes, this sauce will be amazing over lobster ravioli!

        Reply
    2. Judy Barncord

      July 25, 2021 at 5:16 pm

      Very good recipe - second time making. This time I added frozen well drained spinach with a touch of fresh nutmeg. I like that the recipe comes together so easily and since we are a family of two easy to cut in half

      Reply
      • Julia

        August 13, 2021 at 9:23 pm

        Judy, so glad you made this recipe twice and enjoyed it! Love the addition of spinach!

        Reply
        • Linda

          February 06, 2022 at 10:56 am

          Can you make ahead of time and keep warm in oven. What degree oven. Keep tortellini more a la dente?

          Reply
          • Julia

            February 11, 2022 at 7:16 pm

            If you want to make this a bit ahead of time, I would definitely cook tortellini more al dente.

            Reply
    3. Steve Peleshok

      December 11, 2020 at 8:51 pm

      Looks good. Does this sauce freeze well?

      Reply
      • Julia

        December 12, 2020 at 2:46 pm

        Hi Steve! Unfortunately, cream sauces like this one (with a lot of cream and cheese) don't freeze well. When reheated, the sauce will most likely separate. It's best to make this right before serving.

        Reply
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