Spicy Southwestern Cheese Tortellini Food

SPICY TORTELLINI SOUP

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil over high heat.
• Add tortellini, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 5 minutes. Gently stir in diced tomatoes, simmer 3 minutes until tortellini is tender, stir in sundried tomatoes, shallots.
• Stir in basil, cayenne pepper, oregano and black pepper and simmer another 2 minutes.
• Stir in spanach 1 cup at a time just until wilted.
• Ladle into shallow bowls, sprinkle with cheese and additional cayenne pepper to taste.

ZESTY CHICKEN TORTELLINI SOUP - RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a large pot to medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the peppers, onion and celery and cook them down about 5 minutes to soften them up.
• Add the garlic and chicken and cook another 5 minutes, stirring, until the chicken is cooked mostly through.
• Add the beans, fire roasted tomatoes, chicken broth and seasonings. Bring the mixture to a quick boil, then reduce the heat and simmer at least 20 minutes to let the flavors develop.
• While the tortellini soup is simmering, bring a small pot of water to a boil and boil the tortellini until they float, about 3-4 minutes or so. Drain.
• Add the tortellini noodles to the soup pot and stir in the spinach.
• Remove from heat and swirl in the heavy cream or crema, if using.
• Serve into bowls with your extra toppings.

SPICY SOUTHWESTERN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in the bottom of a soup pot. Cook the onions and bell pepper in the oil until tender.
• Add the broth, tomatoes, beans and corn. Stir and bring to a boil.
• Add the chiles, salt and pepper, cumin, chili powder and hot sauce. Stir.
• Simmer for another 10 minutes and serve with cheese and tortilla chips on top.

SAUCY CHICKEN & TORTELLINI

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine first 7 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until chicken is tender, 6-8 hours., Stir in Alfredo sauce and tortellini. Cook, covered, until tortellini is tender, 15-20 minutes. If desired, top with Parmesan cheese and basil., Freeze option: Freeze cooled, cooked mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high, in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, stirring gently; add water if necessary.

SOUTHWEST TORTELLINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease/spray a 1 1/2 qt casserole dish.
• In a bowl, toss together the black beans, tortellini, green chilies, diced tomatoes and cumin. Mix well and pour into the prepared casserole dish.
• In another bowl, stir together the sour cream, lime juice and sugar; evenly spread this over mixture in the casserole dish.
• Evenly sprinkle with cheese, then olives, then green onions, then the cilantro.
• Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and continue baking an additional 20-30 minutes until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• Garnish with cilantro.

SPICY TORTELLINI

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. In the drippings, saute the celery, onion and garlic until tender., Combine cornstarch and broth until smooth; stir into celery mixture. Add the V8 juice, chili powder, sugar and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened. , Add tortellini. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tortellini is tender. Sprinkle with bacon. Garnish with Asiago cheese if desired.

SPICY TORTELLINI ALFREDO

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, drain.
• While pasta is still hot, mix in alfredo sauce and rotel well.
• Serve warm topped with cheese if desired.