Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce

2018-12-21

Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce.

You can have Tortellini with homemade alfredo garlic sauce using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

You need 1 package of (any size under 20oz) refrigerated 3 cheese tortellini.
It’s 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter.
Prepare 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
You need 1/4 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes.
You need 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour.
It’s 1 cup of milk, or more as needed.
You need 1/2 cup of half and half*.
It’s 2 oz of cream cheese, cubed.
It’s 1/4 cup of freshly grated parmesan (I used the green bottle lol) still amazing.
Prepare to taste of kosher salt and freshly ground pepper,.
Prepare 2 pinches of chopped fresh parsley or dried flakes like me.

Cook your tortellini as instructed on box and drain well. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add your minced garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, Stirring frequently until fragrant, about 1 minute..
Whisk in flour till lightly browned. About 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk and half and half and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened. About 2-3 minutes. Stir in cheeses until melted about 1 to 2 minutes. Add parsley now or after for garnish. If the mixture is too thick, add more milk as needed; season with salt and pepper to taste..
Stir in tortellini and gently toss to combine. Serve immediately and garnish with whatever you’d like. Ex: tomatoes like me, chives, parsley. Etc…
NOTES* *Half and half is equal parts of whole milk and cream. For 1 cup half and half, you can substitute 3/4 cup whole milk + 1/4 cup heavy cream or 2/3 cup skim or low-fat milk + 1/3 cup heavy cream..