SuperQuick Pimento Cheese-Inspired Chicken Tortellini

15-Min Meal

Very High Fibre

Quick

with Roasted Pepper Pesto, Corn and Cheddar

2 min

Difficulty: 1/3

Ingredients: Cheese tortellini (egg, milk, wheat) (pasta: durum wheat semolina, water, liquid egg yolk, liquid whole eggs, filling: cheeses (ricotta, parmesan, romano), toasted wheat crumbs, whey, vegetable oil, flavour (milk), water, salt, yeast extract, garlic powder) • Chicken breast • Thaw-friendly corn (corn, modified vinegar) • Roasted red pepper pesto (milk) (roasted red pepper, soybean oil, water, sunflower seeds, garlic, parmesan cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, lipase, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, powdered cellulose), modified corn starch, salt, sugar, herbs, citric acid, spices, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) • Spinach • 35% Cream (milk) (cream, milk, dextrose, cellulose gel, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate) • White cheddar cheese (milk) (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, cream, salt, calcium chloride, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme, microbial rennet, cellulose, natamycin) • Cream cheese (milk) (milk ingredients, modified milk ingredients, salt, bacterial culture, lactic acid, guar gum, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) • Cream sauce spice blend (wheat) (wheat flour, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, canola oil, silicon dioxide) • Green onion.

Allergens

Soy

Mustard

Wheat

Milk

Sulphites

Egg

May contain traces of allergens

Peanuts

Sesame

Tree nuts

Tags

Very High Fibre

Regional-specialty

Quick

Pasta-noodles

Ingredients

Chicken Breasts

2 unit(s)

Cheese Tortellini

350 g

Corn Kernels

113 g

Green Onion

2 unit(s)

Baby Spinach

56 g

Roasted Pepper Pesto

0.25 cup

Cream Cheese

1 unit(s)

Cream

56 mL

Cream Sauce Spice Blend

10 g

White Cheddar Cheese, shredded

0.5 cup

Salt

0.125 tsp

Pepper

0.125 tsp

Butter

1 tbsp

Preparation

Before starting, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce.
Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat a large non-stick pan over medium.
When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then chicken. Pan-fry for 6-7 min on one side until golden. Flip, then cover and continue cooking for 6-7 min, until cooked through.**
Meanwhile, thinly slice green onions, keeping white and green parts separate.
Remove chicken to a plate. Carefully wipe out pan.
In the same pan over medium, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter, corn, green onion whites and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) water. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 4-5 min, stirring often, until corn is golden.

Sprinkle Cream Sauce Spice Blend over top. Stir to coat corn and green onions.
Add cream, cream cheese, pesto and 3/4 cup (1 1/2 cups) water. Season with salt and pepper.
Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium.
Cook for 3-5 min, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slighty.

Meanwhile, to the boiling water, add tortellini. Cook for 2-4 min, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite.
Reserve 1/4 cup (1/2 cup) pasta water. Strain tortellini, then add to pan of sauce. Stir to coat. (TIP: For a lighter sauce consistency, add reserved pasta water, 1-2 tbsp at a time.)
Add spinach. Season with salt and pepper. Stir for 30 sec, until spinach wilts.

Thinly slice chicken.
Divide tortellini between bowls. Top with chicken.
Sprinkle cheddar and remaining green onions over top.

If you've opted to add chicken, pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. Heat a large non-stick pan over medium. When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then chicken. Pan-fry for 6-7 min on one side until golden. Flip, then cover and continue cooking for 6-7 min, until cooked through.** Transfer chicken to a plate. Carefully wipe out pan. Use the same pan to cook the veggies.

Thinly slice chicken. Top bowls with chicken.

Nutrition per serving

1180

kcal

Calories

Fat

Saturated Fat

108

Carbohydrate

Sugar

Dietary Fiber

Protein