Tortellini in Parmesan Cream Sauce with Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomatoes (2024)

Kim — February 11, 2024 @ 10:38 pm Reply

I made this tonight. The hubs and I really enjoyed it. Some ingredients I had more and some less but I did have them all and the basic taste was there. I usually keep dried tortellini and all the other ingredients on hand. This will be great to make when unexpected company shows up or as tonight when my ricotta for stuffed shells had gone bad ☹️ and I needed something quick and easy!

Ann Baker — May 11, 2022 @ 9:25 pm Reply

Major comfort food that can come together easily with many pantry ingredients. Also a little goes a long way, so this ends up being a very economical dish as well. I did add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes and used 2 cloves of garlic and a touch additional cream. Definitely a keeper!

Janell — October 16, 2021 @ 8:24 pm Reply

Dear browneyedbaker,
I really enjoy your recipes! And, I’ve even tried a few.
Would you please recommend a spicy sun dried tomato that’s crisp??? The last one I used was just in olive oil, and not worth the money.
Thank you,
Janell

Charlene Neel — April 18, 2021 @ 3:41 pm Reply

Can you freeze to reheat later?

Nicolle — October 24, 2020 @ 5:38 pm Reply

You saved dinner! This was AMAZING and so easy! I added some fresh mushrooms since I needed to use them and only had frozen spinach on hand but it turned out really well. I can’t shut up about it!

Amateur Home Chef — July 12, 2020 @ 6:49 pm Reply

This is SO good. I did change the recipe I tiny bit though. I love garlic. So I put in a two cloves in. And then I don’t know if I may have had the flame too high because the sauce was a little too dry. So I added a bit more of the heavy cream and also added a couple spoonfuls of the pasta water. Was absolutely perfect after that!

Karen Steponkus — July 7, 2020 @ 8:15 pm Reply

This was delicious! I used tortellini stuffed with Italian sausage. Definitely a keeper!

Sarah — June 25, 2020 @ 7:50 am Reply

Was a very indulgent and rich meal – very tasty. After reading other reviews I kept the flour to a minimum (2 tsp) and also added a bit of milk – not sure the flour is required at all. Loved the spinach and sundried tomatoes in it. I would make again.

Karen — June 16, 2020 @ 5:22 pm Reply

Yum, loved this recipe! Took a chance on Trader Joe’s sun dried tomatoes – added a great flavor.

Courtney — April 27, 2020 @ 9:29 pm Reply

This recipe was so easy and perfect! Me and my husband loved this dish. Thank you!!

I followed the directions except I didn’t use sun dried tomatoes. It is now one of my family’s favorites!

Maria — September 23, 2019 @ 5:36 pm Reply

One of my go to recipes! I follow it more or less the same except I use spinach and cheese ravioli. Often i just use regular milk instead or cream. Delicious and easy family meal!

Suzanna Marie — September 18, 2019 @ 10:39 pm Reply

I’ve used this recipe for the past couple of years and always receive compliments. I make a double batch of the white sauce and toss it in fresh made pasta. Bon appetite!

Garnet Smith — September 5, 2019 @ 9:43 pm Reply

Delicious that’s all I can say.

Bignate Foodie — June 21, 2019 @ 10:24 pm Reply

I made this and noticed it might be dry so I doubled the sauce. Used 18 oz package of tortellini instead of 1 pound but fugured it’d be ok since I was doubling the sauce, Added one chicken breast I had cooked the night before and other mods. It sucked! Maybe I tried too hard but it was sticky and gooyey and not very tasty. Added 1/8 tspn of red peeper flakes, pepper, garlic salt and caraway seed. All the way I test tasted and adjusted. Sauce was soooo thick I added another half cut of milk. I kept the sun dried tomatoes and spinach the same. Nothing worked.
The only thing that I didn’t do was drain the tortellini noodles which I asked my wife to do. When I went to add them they were one big brick sitting in the collander she left them in. She didn’t to rinse them.
So any ideas anybody? heard lots of great thing about this recipe and wanted it to work to add to my weekly rotation. But unless you have ideas I’m not making again!

Shannon Pringle — May 7, 2019 @ 12:37 pm Reply

If I used half & half intend of heavy cream, will it change the taste too much?

Shaniya — April 23, 2019 @ 10:36 am Reply

This turned out to be a very tasty and fulfilling dish.

Kasie — March 28, 2019 @ 8:45 am Reply

This recipe turned out delicious although I did have to alter it by adding chicken broth to the creamy mixture to thin it out. The flavors combined and it turned out delicious!

Jenn Bussell — December 10, 2018 @ 5:59 pm Reply

Thus is family’s favorite meal! So good 😋

Jackie — November 24, 2018 @ 10:58 pm Reply

My mom is visiting for a few days after Thanksgiving so I made this tonight and it was a huge hit! This was so easy to make and tasted amazing! Will definitely make it again. Thanks for all the great recipes!

Kristina Eich — September 18, 2018 @ 4:22 pm Reply

This mean was delicious! It was pretty easy to make and all 4 of my young children ate it!

Diane Staiger — July 30, 2018 @ 5:23 pm Reply

My husband & I love this! It’s delicious, and I’ll definitely make it again ! 🙂

Sarah — July 9, 2018 @ 12:36 am Reply

This is one of my go-to pasta recipes. So easy, so delicious and so comforting! I often use with veal tortellini.

Lisa — June 8, 2018 @ 5:29 am Reply

This recipe is unreliable! I should have used my common sense to know that the cream would not form the liquid sauce I needed, I had to add milk to not make it glugy. You do not need to add a jar of sun dried tomato’s and actually leaving the baby spinach whole was better. Make a normal white sauce and then cheese, salt and pepper. It cuts down the fat. I’d also add parsley or fresh basil. Sorry the chemistry was wrong!

Kiran T. — April 27, 2018 @ 4:04 pm Reply

I can’t wait to make this! Tonight I’m cooking this for my parents and brother. I am making homemade parmesan garlic fries along with it. I am so happy that I found this. Thanks for this recipe, helping young teen cooks learn!

Andie Lightbown — April 7, 2018 @ 1:09 pm Reply

I’m making this tomorrow for a visiting friend and my family. I’m going to serve sliced sirloin steak with it and add some chopped chestnut mushrooms and a little cracked black pepper corns! I can’t wait

Kevin — February 28, 2018 @ 9:14 pm Reply

I made this for a group of 50 people – multiplied the recipe and it was wonderful. The flavors just screamed through and people went crazy. It is a fantastic recipe that will leave people wondering! Thank you for sharing it.

Patti O — February 27, 2018 @ 10:33 am Reply

Is there a way to print recipes without the screen shot of the “latest video”? It takes up space on the page and had no value to the current recipe I’m printing.

Susan — February 25, 2018 @ 11:34 am Reply

I made this exactly as written and it turned out perfect. It’s easy, fast, and delicious. Everyone really liked it and I’ll definitely be making this again!

Gloria — January 27, 2018 @ 8:27 pm Reply

I just finished this dish and can’t tell you how much I enjoyed it. I made it exactly as written and the sauce was very smooth after a couple of minutes what’s a little thicker than I liked it so I added 3 tablespoons of chicken broth and it was perfect. The Sun-dried tomatoes were an outstanding addition because it gave just a little bit of saltiness and tang and really brought out the cheese tortellini.
Of course I used parmigiano ReggIano cheese … the real thing.
The tortellini were from Whole Foods and they were ricotta and Parmesan cheese tortellini. This is a definite keeper and I’ll be making this again you could be sure.

Krista — January 22, 2018 @ 10:02 pm Reply

Such a great and easy to follow recipe. I made this tonight and it was amazing! I substituted the heavy cream for plain greek yogurt and a splash of fat free milk and couldn’t tell the difference!

Kathryn Donovan — January 1, 2018 @ 7:25 pm Reply

Great start. I used abt a T. of roasted garlic rather than adding fresh later , cut the tomato addition in half, and sautéed blackened shrimp to stir in. Also ended up adding about 1/2c milk. Before the milk, mine was more like a thick glue consistency. Turned out terrific.

Lea R — November 20, 2017 @ 6:55 pm Reply

I made this today with more heavy cream (i’m addicted!) and spinach and minus the tomatoes (reflux has got me down) BUT it was so good! I paired it with some smoked beef sausage and steamed string beans and came out a very nice meal!

Katiem — November 15, 2017 @ 10:42 pm Reply

I thought this was delish! I didn’t have the spinach or sun dried tomatoes, but I did have about 1/4 lb of imitation crab meat. Tossed that in with a dash of dried parsley and a pepper. Tasted fabulous. I would definitely add the spinach if I had it on hand for a different spin.

Debbie LeJeune — October 14, 2017 @ 10:54 pm Reply

This sauce is easy and delicious! Tonight I made it omitting the spinach and tomatoes and adding a dash of cayenne pepper, to toss with bite-sized cooked chicken. My family loved it!

Jennifer Godfrey — August 25, 2017 @ 2:08 pm Reply

Gorgeous tasting sauce. The cream on its own does not work, it just stayed lumpy. Had to add milk to make it creamy. But apart from that quick easy and delicious.

Janee — July 16, 2017 @ 6:40 pm Reply

Delicious! I was looking for something that had a cream & parmesan based sauce, to use up some spinach & ravioli and this was one of the first 6 that came up in my search. I had all the ingredients so I made it. I did use 2-tsp of cornstarch instead of flour since I have yet to have a white sauce come out right for me with flour and I also added a cup of milk to extend the sauce a bit. I’ll leave the sun dried tomatoes out next time though – the sweet tangy bits mixed in with all that salty creamy goodness didn’t quite fit for me. but it was still really good.

Doris — March 10, 2017 @ 8:06 pm Reply

This is definitely a “keeper”!!! I did add some finely diced onion with the garlic. Very fast and easy to make but you would think it would take hours.

Elaine — March 9, 2017 @ 2:39 pm Reply

This is my 2nd time making this. It is yummy and easy to prepare, I grill a small chicken breast to serve as my hubby thinks it is not a meal unless he has meat. Very good I give it a 5 star

Emily Fernandez — January 11, 2017 @ 12:22 am Reply

So I made this tonight and followed the recipe exactly, but it never turned into a sauce. It remained thick and chunky, clumping together the whole time. It never became creamy and smooth.

Do you know why this could be?

Trisha — December 17, 2016 @ 8:34 pm Reply

Made this tonight and was happy with it. I did need to add more cream to the mix but overall was very happy with it. Both my kids loved it, great way to sneak in veggies. ?

Jeanine — December 5, 2016 @ 7:27 pm Reply

Do you think you can make this ahead and take with you to a pot luck dinner?

I made this dish, but added chicken chunks. It was amazing!

WestGal — September 29, 2016 @ 11:57 am Reply

Made this last night for the family as a change to our usual garlic infused chili sauce for pasta. Having a teen who isn’t much into veggies, I did not use nearly the amount of spinach or SD tomatoes suggested, however every bowl was empty. The sauce before adding spinach and SD tomatoes smelled supper yummy and the other ingredients just made it super delicious. Looking forward to making the full version. Also was very happy that cook time was just about what it said (if you have garlic, spinach, and SD tomatoes prepped). Definitely a keeper!

Leighanne — July 28, 2016 @ 12:49 pm Reply

I made this recipe a couple of weeks ago and it turned out fabulous! Very quick and easy to make and full of flavor. I used Buitoni’s Mushroom Agnolotti for the pasta. If you like mushrooms it compliments the sauce well. I followed the recipe instructions for making the sauce- no changes. In fact, I’m going to make this again tonight. Thank you for sharing!

Amy — June 27, 2016 @ 4:41 pm Reply

This has become a family favorite! I double the sauce and mix in sliced chicken breasts and small fresh mozzarella balls, then I top it with shredded mozzarella and bake it until brown and bubbly. It is so so good!! Thank you for sharing your recipe!

Jena — May 25, 2016 @ 9:56 pm Reply

Success! I tried this recipe tonight. And it was Amazing. Loved it.

I’m situated in London and I generally long for the diverse sorts of cooking or recipes (bit fiery :)) I discovered your website when I was searching for some chicken recipes. You have an amazing rundown of recipes. Thanks for sharing :)

carol — March 26, 2016 @ 7:28 am Reply

Another hit! Made this and we loved it. Definitely a keeper.

This looks amazing. I cannot wait to have it for dinner next week.

Maggie — March 22, 2016 @ 3:58 pm Reply

I made this last night for dinner, and all I can say is YUM! I did double the cream sauce using light cream and heavy cream because we like extra sauce, and added grilled chicken. I will definitely make this again–it is a keeper! Thank you for all of the delicious recipe ideas, especially your desserts!

Freda — March 21, 2016 @ 11:17 pm Reply

I made this tonight and it’s REALLY good, but you’ll need to add more cream or as I did half & half

Martha in KS — March 21, 2016 @ 7:05 pm Reply

Last week I cooked some crab & shrimp tortellini and served it with jarred Alfredo sauce. It was delicious. I’ll try your sauce next. Thanks!

Darlene — March 21, 2016 @ 11:40 am Reply

This sauce sounds tasty. I don’t know about putting it on tortellini, but I will try it on the gruyere and asparagus stuffed ravioli I have in my freezer.

Detra Herrman — March 21, 2016 @ 10:16 am Reply

Thanks so much for your great recipes! This recipe looks great and I will definitely put it on my meal planning calendar for the upcoming week! One question for you; what brand of stuffed pasta (Tortellini, Ravioli, etc.) do you recommend? Thanks for your input!

Mira — March 21, 2016 @ 7:46 am Reply

This looks absolutely delicious! You can never go wrong with spinach, tomato and most importantly, pasta. I could easily eat pasta for 7 days in a row. xx

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Marla B — March 21, 2016 @ 6:50 am Reply

I can’t wait to try this. We just left yesterday for an eight day vacation but this will be the first thing I fix when I get back home. Thanks for posting this! Yummy!!!

Oh boy. This is calling my name from so many different directions! Any kind of stuffed pasta is my jam. Ravioli, shells, manicotti… You just can’t go wrong!

That sauce looks so creamy and delicious! Tortellini is the best. You can wake me up for a dish like this any time!