60 Terrific Tortellini Recipes for the Weeknight Dinner Win
Easy Tortellini Pasta Salad With Caesar Dressing
In a world full of delicious things to cook, pasta always stands out. And tortellini is one of the most amazing types of pasta to cook with and let me tell you why. You can find these little pockets of pasta in the dry pasta aisle, freezer or refrigerated section of just about any grocery store. Tortellini can be filled with a variety of cheeses and/or meats. Tortellini cooks fairly quickly—usually taking under five minutes in a pot of boiling water—and it is downright delicious.
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How to Cook Tortellini
This yummy little pasta is also super versatile, working great in recipes from cold tortellini pasta salads and tortellini soup to baked tortellini casseroles and skewered tortellini appetizers. And we need to talk about all the saucy options! Tortellini is one impressive pasta vehicle that can be complemented by a whole slew of tomato-based sauces, Alfredo sauces, pesto sauces. You can also go another route and simply dress it with olive oil, butter or even salad dressing! However you decide to serve up tortellini, know it will be an easy way to get dinner on the table. Get inspired with our lineup of easy, yummy recipes with tortellini.
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The Best Tortellini Recipes
Parade
This simple tortellini pasta salad recipe can be made to use up whatever veggies you have on hand and then it’s tossed with everyone’s favorite dressing: Caesar.
Get the recipe: Tortellini Caesar Pasta Salad
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It’ll take about 30 minutes to make Bobby Flay’s light and bright chicken tortellini soup recipe—and that’s including both prep and cooking time. It’s perfect for a weeknight meal with your family.
Get the recipe: Chicken Tortellini Soup With Sage Pesto
Parade
This smoky, cheesy dish from Dee Martin is full of shortcuts, from using kielbasa, a fully-cooked smoked Polish sausage, to frozen peas and dried minced onions.
Get the recipe: Creamy Kielbasa Tortellini
Parade
Get dinner on the table in a jiffy with this quick, protein-packed and flavorful tortellini salad
Get the recipe: 10 Minute Tortellini With Pesto and Chicken
Parade
The key to this super green tortellini number? Lots and lots of herbaceous basil.
Get the recipe: Veggie Tortellini Starring Basil
Parade
Tortellini forms the perfect crust for this cheesy, saucy pasta take on a classic pepperoni pizza pie.
Get the recipe: Quick Pizza Tortellini Bake
This skillet pasta dish comes together in less than 30 minutes and has everything you want in a pasta dish, with cheese, spicy sausage and fresh tomatoes and basil.
Get the recipe: Skillet Tortellini With Sausage and Tomatoes
This soup is brothy, carby, vegetal, and the ultimate easy winter dinner.
Get the recipe: Spinach Tortellini Soup For One
Parade
With fire roasted tomatoes that bring in an added dimension of flavor, this vegetarian soup is full of hearty Italian pizzazz.
Get the recipe: 30-Minute Tortellini and Vegetable Soup
If you can’t find watercress, feel free to use baby spinach (or even frozen spinach) in this soup.
Get the recipe: Turkey, Tortellini and Watercress Soup
Foody Schmoody Blog
Here, tender tortellini mingles with broccoli, crunchy bacon, Alfredo sauce and corn.
Get the recipe: Broccoli Bacon Tortellini Alfredo
Nothing screams summer dinner quite like this juicy pasta salad made with tortellini, fresh grilled summer peaches, crispy fried pancetta and a deliciously sweet and tart white balsamic vinaigrette.
Get the recipe: Peach Tortellini Salad
A hearty dinner that comes together in under 25 minutes.
Get the recipe: Bacon Mushroom Tortellini
A Mummy Too
Meet your new favorite summer skewer.
Get the recipe: Tortellini BBQ Skewers
Foody Schmoody Blog
A chilly day calls for a soul-warming meal like this Instant Pot Sausage Tortellini Soup.
Get the recipe: Instant Pot Sausage Tortellini Soup
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The Toasty Kitchen
Climb into this bowl of brothy, beefy pasta soup bliss.
Get the recipe: One Pot Beef Tortellini Soup
Cheese Curd In Paradise
The classic sandwich re-imagined into a simple weeknight pasta.
Get the recipe: One Pot BLT Tortellini
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Sea Salt Savorings
Cheese, chicken, and carbs. Is there a more satisfying dinner trifecta?
Get the recipe: Cheesy Baked Tortellini With Chicken Gratinati
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This Delicious House
This simple to put together recipe includes supermarket staples like rotisserie chicken, crumbled bacon, frozen spinach, and cheese tortellini. Just add the homemade creamy Alfredo cheese sauce, and you have a delicious meal that the whole family will love.
Get the recipe: Chicken Spinach Bacon Tortellini Casserole
24 Bite
Savory, stuffed tortellini make for the best salad croutons.
Get the recipe: Cold Tortellini Salad With Chicken
Foody Schmoody Blog
Store-bought tortellini star in this cozy one skillet meal. If you don't have ground beef on hand, try using ground turkey or for a vegetarian take, crumbled pieces of tofu.
Get the recipe: One Pot Ground Beef and Tortellini Skillet Casserole
Savory Experiments
Stuffed tortellini gives these summer skewers a surprising pop of flavor.
Get the recipe: Cold Tortellini Salad Kabobs
Cooking For My Soul
The addition of plump tortellini transforms tomato soup into a complete meal.
Get the recipe: Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup
Flavor Mosaic
Lasagna can be a bit of a cooking project but this recipe takes a much-needed shortcuts by using quick-cooking tortellini as the pasta base.
Get the recipe: Cheesy Tortellini Skillet Lasagna
This creamy dinner uses an easy Alfredo sauce recipe with cubed ham, peas, broccoli and seasonings to make a 20 minute one-pot meal!
Get the recipe: Creamy Ham and Cheese Tortellini
Foody Schmoody Blog
When you crave creamy cozy comfort, this luscious flavor-packed pasta dinner will be your best friend.
Get the recipe: Creamy Garlic Tortellini With Spinach
Foody Schmoody Blog
Tortellini is tossed in pesto and skewered with sun-dried tomatoes for an easy and delicious appetizer.
Get the recipe: Easy Pesto Tortellini Skewers
Budget Delicious
Packed with chicken and veggies, this tortellini soup checks all the boxes for a easy and tasty meal.
Get the recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Tortellini Soup
Mama Needs Cake
This cheese-stuffed tortellini pasta is absolutely delicious mixed with Italian seasonings, crispy red peppers, onions, and flavorful sliced pepperonis. It's a bright and colorful dish that is perfect when we approach the warmer months.
Get the recipe: Instant Pot Peppers and Cheese Tortellini Pasta Salad
Two Sleevers
This wonderful vegetarian soup comes together in the slower cooker in under 15 minutes.
Get the recipe: Instant Pot Vegetarian Tortellini Soup
The Gourmet RD
The best Italian pasta salad made with cheese filled tortellini, uncured salami, tomatoes, cucumber, fresh mozzarella and pepperoncini. It's all tossed in the best Italian dressing.
Get the recipe: Italian Tortellini Salad
Brooklyn Active Mama
A super yummy and filling kale and tortellini soup that will hit the spot.
Get the recipe: Creamy Kale Tortellini Soup
A quick and easy one pot meal with broccoli and loaded with fresh herbs.
Get the recipe: Lemon Ricotta Tortellini
Sip, Bite, Go
This fresh pasta salad is perfect to have on hand for work from home lunches and potlucks.
Get the recipe: Make Ahead Mexican Tortellini Pasta Salad
Foody Schmoody Blog
This tortellini skillet meal is a great way to use up your leftover ham from Easter. No leftover ham? No worries, grab a quick ham steak.
Get the recipe: Leftover Ham and Tortellini Skillet
The Two Bite Club
Need to cobble together a romantic dinner at a moment's notice? This creamy Parmesan tortellini is your answer.
Get the recipe: Parmesan Tortellini With Mushrooms and Bacon
Cooking Chat Food
This dinner pairs beautifully with a glass of white wine. Cheers to easy, breezy cooking!
Get the recipe: Quick Tortellini With Spinach
Simply Stacie
Here's the ultimate casserole recipe loaded with tender tortellini, veggies, in a creamy sauce with chicken throughout.
Get the recipe: Santa Fe Tortellini
Lemon Blossoms
This recipe with Italian sausage, spinach and cheese tortellini is a simple and hearty soup sure to become a family favorite.
Get the recipe: Tortellini Soup With Sausage and Spinach
Sea Salt Savorings
Plump seafood and tender tortellini make a beautiful pair.
Get the recipe: Shrimp and Tortellini With Beurre Blanc
Went There 8 This
This shrimp scampi tortellini has all the good stuff...and it gets on the table in under 30 minutes.
Get the recipe: Shrimp Scampi Tortellini
With A Blast
A pasta soup that's rich, thick and loaded with vegetables and shrimp.
Get the recipe: Creamy Shrimp Tortellini Soup
Dancing Through The Rain
The perfect filling dinner is born when tortellini partners with chicken Alfredo.
Get the recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo Tortellini
Kathryn's Kitchen Blog
Spinach artichoke dip lovers will swoon over this creamy and briny pasta salad.
Get the recipe: Spinach Artichoke Tortellini Salad
Organic Kitchen
One bite of this tortellini dish unleashes so much flavor.
Get the recipe: Three Cheese Tortellini With Spinach and Sun Dried Tomatoes
Tastes of Homemade
The sauce on this pasta is very light, but because you are using fresh tomatoes and basil it is full of flavor.
Get the recipe: Tomato Basil Skillet Tortellini
Blackberry Babe
This soup is ready in just less than an hour, and is made creamy through the addition of half and half.
Get the recipe: Tortellini Soup With Leeks and Carrots
Savory With Soul
Savory, cheesy tortellini with a spicy kick.
Get the recipe: Tortellini Al Forno (With A Spicy Kick)
Flavor Mosaic
This Alfredo with tortellini is bursting with flavor with its pillowy cheese-stuffed tortellini in a creamy garlic parmesan Alfredo sauce with broccoli florets.
Get the recipe: Tortellini Broccoli Alfredo
Girl With The Iron Cast
This Tuscan chicken with tortellini dish has juicy pan seared chicken breast, surrounded by cheese tortellini in a creamy sun-dried tomato and spinach sauce. It's an easy and quick 30 minute family dinner.
Get the recipe: Tuscan Chicken Tortellini
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