Slow-Cooker Chicken Parmesan Tortellini

Prep 20 min
Total 3 hr 40 min
Ingredients 10
Servings 6

Cancel your dinner reservations! Two of your favorite Italian restaurant classics come together to make a slow-cooker chicken dinner that’s easy enough for a weeknight but fancy enough for a special occasion. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated November 22, 2017

Make with

Progresso Broth

Ingredients

jar (25.5 oz) Muir Glen™ tomato basil pasta sauce

cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)

teaspoon salt

lb boneless skinless chicken breasts

package (20 oz) refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini

cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)

tablespoon butter

1/2

cup Progresso™ Italian style panko crispy bread crumbs

1/2

cup shredded Parmesan cheese (2 oz)

Shredded fresh basil leaves, if desired

Steps

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1

Spray 4 1/2- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix pasta sauce, broth and salt in cooker. Add chicken breasts.
2

Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Remove chicken with slotted spoon to cutting board, and shred.
3

Meanwhile, stir tortellini into cooker. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 15 minutes.
4

Stir tortellini mixture; top with shredded chicken. Top chicken with mozzarella cheese; cover and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until tortellini are tender and cheese is melted.
5

Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add bread crumbs; cook and stir 2 to 5 minutes or until toasted. Sprinkle over mixture in slow cooker. Top with Parmesan cheese and basil.

Don’t like shredded chicken? You can dice the cooked chicken instead.
Refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini are usually either plain pasta or a mixture of plain and spinach pastas. Either type is fine for this recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 480
Calories from Fat: 190

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 22g; 33%
Saturated Fat 9g 47% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 150mg; 51%
Sodium: 1500mg; 62%
Potassium: 260mg; 7%
Total Carbohydrate: 35g; 12%
Dietary Fiber 2g 11% Sugars 6g
Protein: 35g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 25%; 25%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 35%; 35%
Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;