15-Minute Chicken Tortellini with Kale
from Tiffany at eatathomecooks.com
Servings: 6 to 8
Calories: 559kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tbs. butter
- 1-2 Tbs. olive oil
- 3-5 cloves garlic crushed
- 10 oz. kale chopped
- ½ cup white wine or water
- salt & pepper to taste
- crushed red pepper flakes optional
- 24 oz. cheese tortellini
- 2-3 cups chicken cooked
- cooking water from tortellini
- ½-1 cup shaved parmesan
Instructions
- Start boiling water for the tortellini.
- Cook garlic in oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add kale gradually, stirring and adding more as it cooks down and will fit in the skillet.
- Pour wine or water into skillet and continue to cook kale.
- Season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.
- Start cooking the tortellini in the boiling water for the time the package suggests.
- Ladle out some cooking water from the tortellini, then drain the pasta.
- Stir the pasta, chicken and kale together.
- Add a bit of cooking water if it seems too dry.
- Stir in ½-1 cup of parmesan.
- Serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 559kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 713mg | Potassium: 367mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4920IU | Vitamin C: 57.2mg | Calcium: 340mg | Iron: 4.3mg