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Marry Me Tortellini
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Marry Me Tortellini

Marry Me Tortellini

We jumped on the Marry Me wagon a while ago and did the Marry Me Chicken, and yes it was delicious. But this tortellini is well...sort of ridiculous - in a the most delicious way. It may not get you married, but could easily get you lxxd.

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

  • ¼ pound bacon, diced (a good smokey one will be great here)
  • 1 large chicken breast, about 16 ounces
  • Kosher salt
  • Coarse ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • Olive oil
  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 5 ounces jarred roasted red peppers, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 20 oz fresh tortellini, I used spinach & ricotta
  • ½ - 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • ½ cup basil leaves

Directions

  1. In a large pan, cook bacon until almost getting crispy - remove but leave in grease, as long as it's not more than about 2 tablespoons
  2. While the bacon cooks, flatten the chicken to an even thickness, cut into bite sized pieces and put in a bowl with a good pinch of salt & pepper, half the Italian seasoning & 1 tablespoon of the flour, then mix well then put into the pan with the grease
  3. Cook the chicken, turning the pieces to get color on all sides until cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes then remove
  4. Add about a tablespoon of the oil and the onion - cook 3 to 4 minutes or until beginning to soften, then add the garlic and stir until fragrant
  5. Stir in the tomato paste and red peppers, sprinkle with the flour and stir until it is fully mixed
  6. Pour in the broth, stirring well and scraping along the bottom to get up anything stuck, and add the tortellini - mix in and let simmer about 5 minutes
  7. Season with a good pinch of salt and pepper, the red pepper flakes and the remaining Italian seasoning, stir then add the cream - let simmer
  8. Add the Parmesan a little a time, stirring as you until fully incorporated then add the spinach and basil mixing in well until fully wilted
  9. Put in the chicken & bacon, let simmer and couple minutes and bingo - you're all done