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Ham and Cheese Tortellini

Ham and Cheese Tortellini

If your family enjoys flavorful and filling meals they will love this Ham and Cheese Tortellini recipe. It is packed full of hearty ingredients and even has a vegetable inside!

Author: Wondermom Wannabe

Meal Type: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 334 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 bag - frozen tortellini
  • 9 ounces - black forest ham lunch meat
  • 1 ½ cups - frozen peas
  • 1 ½ cup - Monterey Jack cheese
  • 2 clove - garlic
  • 1 tablespoon - butter
  • ½ - onion
  • 8 ounce - chicken broth
  • ¼ cup - heavy cream
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. In a skillet, melt 1 tbsp butter over medium-high heat.
  2. Dice ½ an onion and brown in the skillet.
  3. Open the ham and dice the ham. Add to the onion mixture.
  4. Add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant, 30-60 seconds.
  5. In the skillet, add chicken broth and the tortellini. Cover and bring to a boil. Cook for 12 minutes.
  6. Pour in ¼ cup heavy cream.
  7. Add 1 ½ cups frozen peas (more or less depending on your preference) and stir into the tortellini mixture.
  8. Stir in ½ cup of shredded Monterey Jack cheese and season with salt and pepper.
  9. Transfer the tortellini mixture from the skillet to a baking dish.
  10. Top with the remaining Monterey Jack cheese and broil for about 3 minutes or until the cheese is getting bubbly. Be sure to watch it to make sure it doesn’t burn.
  11. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Energy: 334 kcal | Total Fat: 12 g | Saturated: 6 g | Trans: 0 g | Cholesterol: 61 mg | Total Carbs: 38 g | Fiber: 3 g | Sugars: 3 g | Proteins: 19 g | Sodium: 1,130 mg | Polyunsaturated: 1 g | Monounsaturated: 3 g

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