Tortellini And Broccoli Casserole Food

PASTA-CHICKEN-BROCCOLI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt ½ cup butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add onion and next 2 ingredients, and sauté 5 to 6 minutes or until tender.
• Add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Whisk in broth, half-and-half, and white wine. Reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring constantly, 6 to 8 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
• Remove from heat; add 1 cup cheese and next 2 ingredients, stirring until cheese melts. Stir in tortellini and next 2 ingredients. Spoon into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
• Stir together ½ cup grated cheese and next 3 ingredients. Sprinkle over casserole. Bake at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes or until bubbly.

TORTELLINI AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash broccoli and cut into bite size pieces.
• Cook broccoli in boiling water for 4 to 5 minutes and drain.
• Cook tortellini according to package directions and drain.
• Mix broccoli and tortellini together and set aside.
• In a medium size pan heat butter until melted.
• Stir in flour salt and pepper.
• Mix chicken broth and milk together and add slowly to flour/butter mixture.
• Cook and stir until thickened.
• Spray and 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Layer in pan: 1/2 tortellini broccoli mixture, 1/2 the white sauce, 1/2 the American cheese slices and 1 can of tomatoes.
• Repeat layers and top with Parmesan cheese.
• Cook, uncovered, for 45 minutes or until bubbly and hot.

CREAMY BROCCOLI TORTELLINI PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Measure out all your ingredients and set aside.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a light boil. Reduce heat to medium and add your fresh tortellini. After 1 minute, add your broccoli to the pot. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until broccoli is bright green and al dente and pasta is tender. Drain and set aside.
• Using the same (now empty) pot, melt butter over medium heat. Once melted, add the flour in slowly, whisking with a metal whisk constantly for 2 minutes while it bubbles and darkens in color. This roux will thicken our sauce.
• Pour heated milk into the butter-flour mixture and whisk well. Bring to a light boil, whisking constantly for 1 minute or until the mixture has thickened.
• Remove from heat and add salt, pepper, basil, and garlic powder. Working in 2-3 batches, add half the gruyere cheese and all of the parmesan cheese, whisking in between each batch to gently melt the cheese. Add pasta and broccoli and mix to coat.
• Transfer mixture to a medium baking dish and sprinkle with remaining gruyere cheese. Top with foil and bake at 375°F on the center rack for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and top with crushed crackers. Bake an additonal 5 minutes to crisp the cracker coating and serve right away while hot and bubbly!
• Any additonal salt and pepper may be added to taste as well as an optional topping of crusehed red peper flakes for a kick!