Cheesy Chicken Tortellini Bake

 We haven’t made this one in a hot minute but we do love it so figured it’s blog worthy and maybe just maybe we will make it soon and I can add a photo. 

Cheesy Chicken Tortellini Bake

Ingredients 

Pasta Mixture

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 tsp. minced garlic

1 jar (16 ounces) white Alfredo pasta sauce

2 packages (9 ounces each) refrigerated cheese-filled regular or spinach tortellini

1½ cups cubed cooked chicken

1 cup milk

1 cup water

1 cup frozen peas

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 tablespoons snipped fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves

Crumb Topping

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

1 cup fresh bread crumbs

Instructions 

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. For pasta mixture, heat oil over medium-high heat; add onion and garlic..
2. Cook and stir 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in pasta sauce, tortellini, chicken, milk, water, peas and black pepper. Heat until mixture just comes to a boil; remove from heat. Stir basil into pasta mixture.
3. Meanwhile, for crumb topping, place butter in small dish and microwave on HIGH 30-45 seconds or until melted. Stir in bread crumbs and cheese; mix well.
4. Spoon pasta mixture into casserole dish;
5. Sprinkle with crumb topping. 
6. Bake 15-20 minutes or until edges are bubbly and topping is golden brown.