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.

Expert Tips

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 Information

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;