Broccoli Alfredo Tortellini Recipe

Cheese Tortellini coated in a creamy Parmesan sauce flavored with garlic, onion, a few red pepper flakes, and a pinch of nutmeg, plus lots of broccoli florets. This Broccoli Alfredo Tortellini is a vegetarian comfort meal that can be made in under 30 minutes.

When cooking for a family, it can be hard to come up with meal ideas that appeal to everyone.

Each family member has his or her likes and dislikes and if you have a family member with a food restriction, it’s twice as hard.

What I love about Broccoli Alfredo Tortellini?

This Broccoli Alfredo Tortellini is a meal that appeals to pretty much everyone and it is vegetarian on its own, but you can easily add grilled chicken to it. It’s an easy recipe that is packed with cheese flavor. Made with cheese tortellini, you get lots of cheese flavor from the tortellini, plus there’s a full cup of Parmesan cheese added to the sauce.

Broccoli Alfredo Tortellini comes together quickly. You can have it on the table in under 30 minutes. Serve it with a loaf of crusty bread and there won’t be a single tortellini left. Guarantee.

Is this dish spicy?

There’s only a slight amount of heat in this recipe. For more heat, double the amount of crushed red pepper flakes.

Recipe Tips:

Tortellini cooks very quickly. Be careful not to overcook it.

Frozen broccoli can be used instead of fresh. Microwave it according to package directions.

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Try These Other Broccoli Recipes: 

• Cheesy Broccoli Cornbread
• Broccoli Cheese Balls
• Broccoli Cheese Dip
• Spicy Roasted Broccoli
• Bacon Blue Cheese Broccoli Salad

Broccoli Alfredo Tortellini

5 from 2 votes

By Christin Mahrlig

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Total: 20 minutes mins

Servings: 4

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Broccoli Alfredo Tortellini can be on the table in less than 30 minutes. An easy, creamy vegetarian meal in a Parmesan-flavored sauce.

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Ingredients

• ▢ 6 cups broccoli florets,, cut in fairly small pieces
• ▢ 1 (12-ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini
• ▢ 3 tablespoons butter
• ▢ 1/2 onion,, chopped
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic,, minced
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ▢ pinch of nutmeg
• ▢ 2 cups half-and-half
• ▢ 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese,, plus extra for serving
• ▢ salt and pepper

Instructions 

• Steam broccoli until tender and cook tortellini according to package directions, setting aside 1/4 cup of cooking liquid just before draining pasta. Alternately, you can add the broccoli to the pasta water for the last 2-3 minutes of cooking the tortellini instead of steaming it. Drain well.
• While tortellini is cooking, melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add garlic, red pepper flakes, and nutmeg, and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Pour in the half-and-half and bring it to a simmer. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
• Add Parmesan cheese and turn heat to low. Once cheese is melted add tortellini and broccoli, plus cooking liquid. Stir to combine everything well and cook a few minutes to thicken the sauce.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with additional Parmesan.

Notes

Frozen broccoli florets can be used instead of fresh. Just cook them in the microwave according to the package directions and add them to the recipe.

For a spicier dish, double the amount of crushed red pepper flakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 647kcal

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Adapted from Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice

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Originally published June 5, 2015