Food and Recipes Pasta Tortellini Recipes That Will Satisfy All Your Cheesy Pasta Cravings By Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon is a Digital Associate Editor and has been on the Southern Living team since 2017. She helps run the brand's social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and TikTok, where she's happily behind the scenes. When she's not ruffling feathers with an etiquette poll via Instagram Stories, she's writing content for the website and assisting in various print projects like gift guides and home stories.She grew up in Mobile, Alabama, which she insists is home to the country's first Mardi Gras (not New Orleans) and now lives in Birmingham with her husband and rescue pup Rocky, whose name is unrelated to The University of Tennessee (Roll Tide). Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on November 2, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Greg DuPree Whether it's been a long week, you're feeling uninspired in the kitchen, or the kids refuse to eat anything you suggest, you can always count on pasta night. Not only is pasta budget-friendly and foolproof to make, but there are endless kinds of pasta dinners you can serve. Tortellini is one of our favorite store-bought pasta types, and who can disagree? It cooks incredibly quickly, it's cheesy, and it's so comforting. All you really need to do to serve a meal the whole family will love is throw together some cooked tortellini with a jar of pasta sauce, and voila! We took it a step further with our collection of tortellini recipes. Still just as simple but more flavorful, our tortellini recipes include tortellini soups, salads, and pasta bakes. Our Tortellini Mac and Cheese will stop you from ever buying the boxed version again. Add tortellini to the grocery list this week: You're going to want to try these recipes. 01 of 06 Tortellini Mac and Cheese Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Tortellini Mac and Cheese Of all the creative ways we've made mac and cheese before, this one with a tortellini base just might be the most genius. 02 of 06 Baked Tortellini Alfredo With Mushrooms Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Baked Tortellini Alfredo With Mushrooms This quick, 25-minute supper comes together entirely in your cast-iron skillet, so sign up for dish duty tonight. Feel free to toss in rotisserie chicken, cooked shrimp, or your protein of choice to make it more filling. 03 of 06 Chicken Tortellini Salad Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Chicken Tortellini Salad Get ahead on your meal prep plan with this quick salad. Make and refrigerate the basil vinaigrette (shake it well before dressing the salad). Mix the tortellini, shredded rotisserie chicken, tomatoes, black-eyed peas, and corn in a large bowl; cover and refrigerate. When you are ready to serve the salad, dress the tortellini mixture with the dressing, stir in arugula, and top with toasted pecans. 04 of 06 Pecan-Crusted Chicken and Tortellini with Herbed Butter Sauce Photo: Jennifer Davick Recipe: Pecan-Crusted Chicken and Tortellini with Herbed Butter Sauce We made fried chicken even more Southern by coating it in a mixture with chopped pecans. When served over tortellini, it makes a hearty, kid-friendly supper. 05 of 06 Grilled Chicken-and-Veggie Tortellini Beth Dreiling Hontzas Recipe: Grilled Chicken-and-Veggie Tortellini Store-bought shortcuts like packaged tortellini and jarred pesto sauce help this fresh summer dinner come together in a snap. 06 of 06 Summer Tortellini Salad Photo: Ralph Anderson Recipe: Summer Tortellini Salad Since this pasta salad is delicious chilled or at room temperature, it's perfect for summer potlucks and cookouts. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit