Spicy Creamy Tortellini
Tortellini slathered in creamy spicy red sauce flavored with fresh hot red chili and garlic, served with garlic roasted broccoli to make a perfect quick weeknight dinner!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 20 oz Refrigerated Cheese Tortellini
- 16 oz Marinara Sauce
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 tsp Chopped Fresh Hot Red Chilis
- 1 tsp Crushed Red Peppers
- ¼ cup Cream Cheese
- ½ cup Heavy Cream
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Boil tortellini as per instructions, cook it a minute under to keep it al dente. Keep it on side.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a wide shallow pot.
- Once warm, add minced garlic, chopped hot red chilis and crushed red peppers to the oil.
- Mix it and cook on medium heat until the raw smell of garlic goes away, for about couple of minutes, making sure the garlic does not burn.
- Add marinara sauce, salt and mix well.
- Add ¼ cup of cream cheese. Mix well until the sauce becomes smooth and creamy. Make sure there are no cream cheese lumps left.
- Add ½ cup of heavy cream and mix well. Simmer it for couple of minutes. Taste for salt, and add more if needed.
- Add boiled tortellini and mix well.
- Serve it hot with side of garlic roasted broccoli.
