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Slow-Cooker Chicken Parmesan Tortellini

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Nov 22, 2017
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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.

Slow-Cooker Chicken Parmesan Tortellini

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

  • 1 jar (25.5 oz) Muir Glen™ tomato basil pasta sauce
  • 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 package (20 oz) refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
  • 1 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
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 4 1/2- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix pasta sauce, broth and salt in cooker. Add chicken breasts.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, stir tortellini into cooker. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.

Nutrition

480 Calories
22g Total Fat
35g Protein
35g Total Carbohydrate
6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
480
Calories from Fat
190
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;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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