Slow-Cooker Chicken Parmesan Tortellini
Slow-Cooker Chicken Parmesan Tortellini
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Prep 20 MIN
Total 3 HR 40 MIN
Ingredients 10
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 jar (25.5 oz) Muir Glen™ tomato basil pasta sauce SAVE $
- 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 package (20 oz) refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup Progresso™ Italian style panko crispy bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (2 oz)
- Shredded fresh basil leaves, if desired
Steps 1
Spray 4 1/2- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix pasta sauce, broth and salt in cooker. Add chicken breasts.
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2. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Remove chicken with slotted spoon to cutting board, and shred.
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3. Meanwhile, stir tortellini into cooker. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 15 minutes.
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4. Stir tortellini mixture; top with shredded chicken. Top chicken with mozzarella cheese; cover and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until tortellini are tender and cheese is melted.
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5. Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add bread crumbs; cook and stir 2 to 5 minutes or until toasted. Sprinkle over mixture in slow cooker. Top with Parmesan cheese and basil.
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Expert Tips
Don’t like shredded chicken? You can dice the cooked chicken instead.
Refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini are usually either plain pasta or a mixture of plain and spinach pastas. Either type is fine for this recipe.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 190
- Total Fat
- 22g
- 33%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 47%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 150mg
- 51%
- Sodium
- 1500mg
- 62%
- Potassium
- 260mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 35g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- Calcium
- 35%
- Iron
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;more recipes @ https://www.pillsbury.com