My preferred method for making parmesan chicken drumsticks and legs. Serve with a lovely, light salad and a side vegetable dish.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- ½ pound refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons minced onion
- 2 tablespoons minced green bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 7 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- ½ teaspoon chicken soup base
- 6 fluid ounces heavy cream
- ½ cup white wine
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; stir in tortellini and return to a gentle boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tortellini float to the top and filling is hot, about 4 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir basil, thyme, oregano, parsley, and red pepper flakes into hot oil.
- Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until onions are translucent, about 2 minutes. Pour in tomato sauce and bring to a boil. Stir in sugar and chicken bouillon until dissolved.
- Reduce heat and stir in cream and wine; bring close to a boil, stirring constantly. Gently stir in tortellini and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 344 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 18 g |
| Cholesterol | 50 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Sodium | 344 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 27 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
So good! More onion and garlic.
Just finished eating supper and…..it’s a winner! No cream, so, 4 oz cream cheese and 2oz milk. Chopped up a 1lb Roma tomato (super sauce) instead of tomato sauce. No drinking wine, so, 1/4 cup of fresh cooking wine. The mix of herbs is right on the money. I’m fortunate to have them all freshly dried in my cupboard. I did add a dash of freshly ground pepper. Wonderfully creamy and the fresh tomato flavor is outstanding. I added 1 lb of shrimp as the cream cheese melted and served over fettuccine. I’ll definitely be making this one again….with all the proper ingredients…. but I’m not sure it could be much better! Enjoy this tasty and adaptable recipe!
This sauce was very good. We ate it with sautéed shrimp and scallops over fettuccini.
I’ve made this probably more than 20 times. I’ve made it with shrimp and fettuccini, chicken and penne, sweet Italian sausage and ravioli. I have committed this recipe to memory and I will make it over and over again in the future! Absolutely love and everyone says it is restaurant quality!
Pretty good all in all. But I suggest you add the wine early , before the tomato sauce, to cook off the ‘boozy’ taste. Sauté it for 10 minutes or so after you add the wine and before you add the tomato sauce m, etc.
This was decent. It was slightly tangy, which I didn’t expect. I used 3/4 of the sugar and omitted the bell pepper, and added the wine earlier with the hope that some of the alcohol would burn off. Probably won’t make again, although my kids and husband thought it was ok.
This recipe is excellent! However, after the first time making it I decided 6 tablespoons of oil is a bit over the top. You can cut the oil back by using only 2 tablespoons and not lose anything.
This recipe is tasty. Great way to use left over wine. We haven’t bought any jars of ready made sauce since we have been making this. Definitely a keeper in our home.
This recipe is great but i change it up abit ! My boyfriend doesn’t like tomatoes that much, so i use roasted bell peppers instead of tomato and it is so good . i also add sausage in with the pasta and the sauce ! Thanks for the recipe !
I made this sauce for Tortellini that was stuffed with aged prosciutto and Parmesan cheese. It created a fantastic balance.
Amazingly delicious..
This was easy and delicious! I had made roasted shrimp and put chunks of that in it. Yum. Followed the recipe except that I didn’t use any bouillon. My daughter often doesn’t like pasta sauces but she loved it as well. Thanks!
Very good. I followed recipe except cut down the olive oil and reduced to 1/2 T sugar, per other reviews. We really enjoyed this. I served a family of 5 – 3 adult portions & 2 kids. Felt I needed more, so next time I will double the recipe.
I created an account just to rate this sauce. It is SO good. I made it attempting to replicate a dish i love from an italian restaurant with black squid ink pasta. I forgot i didnt have oregano, so that was left out on accident. Per the other reviews, I reduced the oil to 4 tablespoons. I added lump crab to the sauce and also sauteed shrimps, scallops and added mussels at the end. I also didnt realize the chicken base was low sodium, so the sauce could’ve used a bit more salt. Also skipped the sugar afraid that it would be sweet instead of savory. All in all, delicious!!
I made this as is and wouldn’t change a thing! This sauce had wonderful taste, I added cheese tortellini instead of other pasta. Add some bread and it was a great meal!
very delicious 🙂
I didn’t get to finish my comment…. even my picky eater husband ate it up! This a a keeper!
I recommend simmering the wine a little before adding the cream, to let the alcohol evaporate out of there. Otherwise, it tastes too much like wine. Delicious recipe! I put mine over Penne with leftover chicken my hubby grilled a couple of nights ago. It was a great way to use leftovers.
Fantastic recipe! My family inhaled it. I follow the suggestions of other s and doubled the recipe. So good!
The foundation of the recipe is amazing! I took some suggestions from others and used 3 tbsp of oil and omitted the thyme and added 1/2 tsp of marjoram instead. I also added a 1/4 tsp more of basil. I cut back on the heavy cream to 4oz and added about a 1/4 cup of parmesan and since I didn’t have wine, I added about 2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar (amazing touch). I absolutely loved it! I will definitely make it again with the same adjustments.
This is one of my FAVORITE recipes ever. Pour it over some tortellini and YUM! Instant comfort food. Love love love!