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Chicken Tortellini Bake

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Chicken Tortellini Bake
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Author: Steve
Ingredients
  • 19 oz. frozen cheese tortellini (can substitute dry rigatoni)
  • 1 Tbsp. oil
  • 3 cups diced chicken (thigh or breast)
  • 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 can mushrooms (or 8 oz. fresh mushrooms)
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella (or Italian blend)
Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook tortellini (or rigatoni) until floating.

  2. Drain and set aside.

  3. Heat your oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Brown your chicken 1-2 minutes.

  4. Add your mushrooms and cook until chicken is done. (If using fresh mushrooms, cook until they are golden brown.)

  5. Mix in your sour cream and cook until mixture is creamy and slightly thick.

  6. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray. Add tortellini (or rigatoni) to the mixture and pour into pan.

  7. Add cheese on top of mixture so that it completely covers.

  8. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

  9. Uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes, until bubbly and golden brown around edges.

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Homemade Lasagna

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Homemade Lasagna
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
 

Why wait in a long line to eat at an expensive restuarant? Try this homemade lasagna recipe and save some money, without scrimping on the taste.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 12 people
Author: Christina
Ingredients
  • 2 jars spaghetti sauce (of your choice)
  • 1 pkg. 5 cheese Italian blend shredded cheese (or Mozzarella)
  • 1 pkg. no bake lasagna noodles
  • 24 oz. Ricotta cheese (or 16 oz. cottage cheese) – you could do 12 oz. Ricotta and 12 oz. cottage cheese for a cheaper option
  • 1 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 – 1 1/4 lbs. ground beef (optional)
Instructions

  1. Brown your ground beef and mix with spaghetti sauce, simmer for 30 minutes. (Optional)

  2. Mix your Ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and eggs in a medium sized bowl and put aside.

  3. Cover the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish with sauce.

  4. Then add a layer of no bake lasagna noodles.

  5. Then a layer of cheese mixture (Ricotta, Parmesan, eggs).

  6. Next add a second sauce layer.

  7. Cover with shredded cheese.

  8. Repeat layers twice for three layers total.

  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, until cheese is brown and bubbly.

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