Easy Roasted Garlic Alfredo Tortellini
This Easy Roasted Garlic Alfredo Tortellini is a family favorite! It’s super simple to prepare & is the perfect weeknight pasta dish.
I have been a fan of alfredo sauce ever since I can remember. I still remember my mother taking me to Olive Garden for the very first time when I was a teenager. Both of us had an instant infatuation with the alfredo dishes there. We both ordered Seafood Alfredo (which I even have a copycat version of that recipe right here on The Mrs) – and loved the sauce so much that we even started ordering it as a side to dip our breadsticks in.
It’s so creamy and perfect.  It was probably first invented by magical foodie fairies who have glittery flying unicorns as pets. I mean, who else could invent something that tastes so incredibly delicious – they just have to have magical foodie powers. And, no smarty pants need to google it to try and prove me wrong because I will still insist I am right and whatever information you think you found is a conspiracy to try to prove to the citizens that fairies & unicorns don’t exist. That’s right, you heard me. 😉
A good alfredo recipe not only can make any food you cover it in taste exceptional – but knowing how to make it can attract like 50 zillion potential suitors for the single gals out there. Â And vise versa for the single men.
Now, I have one zinger of a recipe for alfredo sauce already published here, but truth be told – it you’re running short on time, it’s just not the recipe to make that night. So, I needed to invent a recipe that tasted equally as good without having to spend much time on it.
And, I did it y’all. Â I absolutely did it! Â
Super super simple, and even perfect for a weeknight meal when you have barely any time!
Here’s what you need to make it:
You can see in the ingredient photo that I’ve already roasted my garlic. Â I roasted 2 heads for this recipe, which was absolutely perfect. Â But, if you don’t know how to roast garlic already – it’s so simple and can even be done a day or two in advance (I do this all the time!). Â Just slice off the top ends of the entire garlic head, leaving the root bottom alone. Â Place them in a tin foil ‘boat’ – then, pour about 1 teaspoon of oil over each head.
Fold the ends of the tinfoil up over the garlic, making an aluminum foil purse of sorts. Bake at 35o for 1 hour exactly. Let cool until cool enough to handle, or refrigerate if you plan on using it later.
Now, for this quick & easy alfredo sauce. Â Pull out your blender or you food processor – either will work. Â Squeeze the roasted garlic out of the cloves into the vessel of your blending choice. Â Pour in 2 tablespoons of Pompeian Picholini Olive Oil, or regular Pompeian Olive Oil.
Pour in 1/4 cup of heavy cream into the vessel of your food processor or blender.
Blend to pulverize completely.
Now, dump in 3/4 cup of heavy cream, a heaping 1/4 cup of sour cream, & 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese.
Season with a little bit of salt & pepper – and use your food processor or blender to blend it all up. Â 30-60 seconds will do the trick.
Now, when you pull it off, don’t worry. Â It’s going to look a little lumpy with the addition of the cheese, but this is perfectly normal and will not make a lumpy alfredo at all.
Set the sauce aside, and let’s get the tortellini ready. You can buy fresh refrigerated tortellini at the grocery store,and this requires no prep to get it ready.  You can also use frozen tortellini, but you will have to boil that for about 5 minutes in water to get it ready before moving on to the next step. Either one  you choose to use is fine.
Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet.
Once melted, add your tortellini. Â (If you are using frozen tortellini instead of refrigerated, please remember you do have to cook that in boiling water before doing this step!). Â Toss the tortellini all around in the melted butter to coat.
Now, pour your roasted garlic alfredo sauce into the same pan as your tortellini. Â Stir gently to combine with the pasta.
Cook on medium heat, stirring gently occasionally, for about 10 minutes. Â You will notice the sauce has thickened by the end of the 10 minutes.
Sprinkle on 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of shredded Parmesan (depending on how much you want…I go for the 1/2 cup)
Stir gently to combine, & remove from the heat. Â You can also add chopped chicken or shrimp to this dish for an extra hearty meal.
Pour into the serving vessel of your choice & garnish with chopped fresh parsley if you desire. Serve immediately, & watch it disappear!
This makes enough for 4 people. Â Feel free to double or triple as desired.
Easy Roasted Garlic Alfredo Tortelini
Ingredients
- 2 heads of roasted garlic refer to the post for directions if you don't know how, it's simple!
- 2 tablespoons Pompeian Picholini Olive Oil or sub for regular Pomepian Olive Oil
- 1 cup heavy cream dividied
- heaping ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese + another ¼-1/2 cup
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 14 oz container of tortellini refrigerated or frozen - if using frozen, cook according to directions beforehand
- 3 tablespoons of butter
- parsley to garnish optional
Instructions
- In a food processor or blender, combine the 2 heads of roasted garlic cloves, 2 tablespoons of Pompeian olive oil, & ¼ cup of the heavy cream. Blend until the garlic is pulverized. Into the garlic mixture, pour in the remaining ¾ cup heavy cream, heaping ¼ cup sour cream, & ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt & pepper. Blend the mixture for 30-60 seconds until everything is combined. The mixture will be thick & slightly lumpy, which is perfectly normal! Set the sauce aside.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet. Add your tortellini & toss the pasta around in the melted butter to coat. Pour the sauce on top of the pasta, & stir gently to combine. Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring gently occasionally. The sauce will thicken.
- Sprinkle on ¼ cup to ½ cup of shredded Parmesan cheese (depending on your tastes), stir to combine and remove from the heat. Pour the tortellini into a serving vessel, & garnish with chopped fresh parsley if desired.
wow!! i am definitely going to make this! beautiful ….
Roasted garlic is pretty much the best thing on the face of the planet! I’d like to toss my face into a plate full of your tortellini, please 🙂
Do you think it would be as good if i prepared the sauce a day ahead, kept it refrigerated and then added it to the tortelini the next day?
I’ve never tried it this way, so I’m not sure. If you try it, please let me know how it works!
What is in the tortellini itself?
I used 6 cheese tortellini.
love the tortillini alfredo it looks delicious. where did you get the darling spongeware measuring spoons?
From QVC – a line called Temp-tations!
I just made this and it was FANTASTIC! I added shrimp and brocolli. Will definitely be making again 🙂
This sounds like something my husband would love! Thank you for linking up to Party Time and we hope to see you again next week!
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You are making me so hungry! Pinned. Lou Lou Girls
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When I made the sauce, as soon as I put it in the pan over medium heat, it immediately separated. I wonder what I did wrong? Too much butter maybe? But the flavor was amazing!
This sounds amazing! Unfortunately, needing well over an hour for prep work, plus needing either a food processor or blender isn’t really something I would consider quick or easy, especially on a weeknight after work when I really do have “barely any time”. Any tips to cut down on time or prep work? The hubs and I both work full time.
If you’re running low on time, you could definitely skip the roasting of the garlic & use a couple tablespoons of garlic powder instead. Traditional homemade alfredo sauce takes a good bit of time, so this version when compared with that is a huge time & effort saver. The food processor or blender helps me out with time spent making a homemade alfredo & helps give it a creamier consistency since it whips the creams so well. You could just put all the alfredo ingredients on the stovetop and whisk it really well if you’re in a pinch for time! Hope this helps! 🙂
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What kind of olive oil did you use?
Pompeian Olive Oil 🙂
Woohoo! This recipe passed the picky husband test!! He loved it!! And I {normally a non-Alfredo lover} *really* liked this! It honestly didn’t take too long to make tonight…I roasted the garlic last night so it would be ready and quick tonight. Thanks so much for this great recipe!!
I’m so happy to hear that you & your husband both loved it! Thanks so much for taking the time to come back and let me know!!
If using buitoni refrigerated tortellini – no need to boil??
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You don’t need to boil the tortellini?
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Probably the best pasta I have ever made! Warning, this will make anything that comes out of your bum smell like garlic for a few days!
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I have made this several times and it turns out great! I like to add chicken, onion, spinach and roasted red peppers to mine but this is a great base recipe and comes out consistently good! Thank you!
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I love this recipe! It is very simple and the family loves it! That includes the picky dad and toddler 🙂
Yummy! Made it the other night. Great tasting Alfredo sauce and easy to make.
Looks great.will be making this soon.
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