Creamy Tortellini Mac & Cheese

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This Creamy Tortellini Mac & Cheese is both super easy and classic comfort food that takes under 30 minutes to make. You simply make a creamy cheese sauce full of flavor that has both parmesan and cheddar cheese in it. Then you add cooked fresh tortellini. I hope you enjoy!

Make This Creamy Tortellini Mac & Cheese

I always start by gathering all of the ingredients needed in a recipe and weighing and measuring everything before I start to cook or bake. This part is really important and key in keeping everything organized.

You can find the full printable version of this recipe at the bottom of this post.

To make this recipe you will need the following ingredients:

1. Fresh tortellini
2. Butter
3. All purpose flour
4. Whole milk
5. Heavy cream
6. Chicken broth
7. Fine salt
8. White pepper
9. Parmesan
10. White cheddar

You start by cooking the pasta in a pot of salted boiling water according to package instructions. And meanwhile make the sauce by melting the butter in a large pan or Dutch oven over medium heat.

Stir in the flour for about 30 seconds and then gradually whisk in the milk until it starts to thicken. Whisk in the heavy cream and chicken broth until smooth and lump free. Season with salt and pepper.

Stir in the parmesan and cheddar until melted and combined.

Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and toss to combine.

Serve immediately.

Store This Creamy Tortellini Mac & Cheese

This pasta is delicious as leftovers! Just store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. To serve just heat in the microwave until heated through.

Notes & Substitutions

Tortellini: You can use any fresh or dried pasta of your choice in this recipe. You simply cook the pasta according to package directions, toss it in the creamy sauce and then it‘s ready to serve. The perfect comfort food!

Whole Milk: You can find substitutions and instructions on what you can use to make the sauce with here below.

Chicken Broth: Why do I add chicken broth? Because it gives the sauce a delicious savory taste. You can also use vegetable broth or increase the milk/cream. See suggestions below.

Parmesan: Instead of using parmesan in this recipe you can use grated grana padano or pecorino. OR more white cheddar instead.

White Cheddar: Instead of using cheddar in this recipe you can use mozzarella, gruyére or comté.

Making The Sauce

I make the creamy sauce with a combination of whole milk, heavy cream and chicken broth. I like the creaminess from the cream and the savory flavor the chicken broth adds. But you can also use any of these combinations below to make your sauce instead.

480 gr / 2 cups whole milk

360 gr / 1 ½ cup whole milk + 120 gr / ½ cup heavy cream

360 gr / 1 ½ cup whole milk + 120 gr / ½ cup chicken broth

360 gr / 1 ½ cup heavy cream + 120 gr / ½ cup chicken broth

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I hope you enjoy this creamy tortellini mac & cheese as much as I do. And if you make it be sure to leave a comment and/or give it a rating! I’d also love to hear from you on Instagram and see pictures of what you make. So if you do, don’t forget to tag @alaingablog

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