Chicken and Broccoli Tortellini Casserole – comfort food at its best! Chicken, broccoli and tortellini tossed in a quick white sauce and topped with parmesan cheese. The whole family cleaned their plate! Even our picky eaters!! Chicken, broccoli, tortellini, butter, flour, garlic, chicken broth, half-and-half, onion and red pepper. Can make ahead and freeze for later. Great easy weeknight dinner casserole recipe!
Delicious Chicken and Broccoli Casserole with No Canned Soup
This Chicken & Broccoli Tortellini Casserole is fantastic! Chicken, broccoli and tortellini tossed in a quick white sauce. YUM! We ate this for dinner and leftover for lunch the next day. SO good. We aren’t even big broccoli fans and we loved this yummy casserole. This is comfort food at its best!
How to Make Chicken and Broccoli Tortellini Casserole
Just a note – you don’t pre-cook the tortellini in this dish. The tortellini will cook as the casserole bakes in the oven.
To cut down on the prep time, I suggest using rotisserie chicken for the cooked chicken in this recipe. You will need a whole chicken. I like the ones from Costco best, but any rotisserie chicken will work great!
Can I freeze Chicken and Broccoli Tortellini Casserole?
This Chicken & Broccoli Tortellini Casserole is a great make ahead/freezer meal. This makes a lot, so you can split the casserole between two pans. Bake one now and freeze one for later. High five for easy weeknight meals!!
What to Serve with Chicken and Broccoli Tortellini Casserole
This is really a whole meal in one pan. We just served this with some biscuits. Comfort food at its best! Can’t wait to dig into this again soon!
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prep time: 15 minscook time: 40 minstotal time: 55 mins
Chicken and Broccoli Tortellini Casserole – comfort food at its best! Chicken, broccoli and tortellini tossed in a quick white sauce and topped with parmesan cheese. The whole family cleaned their plate! Even our picky eaters!! Chicken, broccoli, tortellini, butter, flour, garlic, chicken broth, half-and-half, onion and red pepper. Can make ahead and freeze for later. Great easy weeknight dinner casserole recipe! #casserole #freezermeal #chickendinner #chickencasserole #kidfriendly
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This is excellent! I only made one variable and that was adding a lot of minced garlic to the alfredo sauce, which gave it a savory kick. This is very tasty. I’m glad I found this recipe. It’s easy to make and so good!
Tried the recipe for dinner, it was delish. I had to make a few changes because I did not have all the supplies on hand. I used tortellini that had been frozen and defrosted it in the fridge. I had frozen broccoli, that I precooked. I did not have enough 1/2 & 1/2 so I used 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup of half and half. My container of chicken broth was a bit more than needed but I used the full 900ml box, I also did not have enough parmesan so I used 2 cups mozzerella and 1/4 cup of parmesan. I cooked at 350 for only 35 min, and it was done.
Hi I’m planning on making tomorrow and just have a question about the tortellini noodles. I have frozen ones. Should I thaw or cook first before adding? I’ve never added them uncooked to a casserole before. Thanks!
I ended up cooking the minced garlic in the butter before adding the flour to make the roux, but the directions didn’t specifically say when you added it.
This is excellent! I only made one variable and that was adding a lot of minced garlic to the alfredo sauce, which gave it a savory kick. This is very tasty. I’m glad I found this recipe. It’s easy to make and so good!
Tried the recipe for dinner, it was delish. I had to make a few changes because I did not have all the supplies on hand. I used tortellini that had been frozen and defrosted it in the fridge. I had frozen broccoli, that I precooked. I did not have enough 1/2 & 1/2 so I used 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup of half and half. My container of chicken broth was a bit more than needed but I used the full 900ml box, I also did not have enough parmesan so I used 2 cups mozzerella and 1/4 cup of parmesan. I cooked at 350 for only 35 min, and it was done.
Hi I’m planning on making tomorrow and just have a question about the tortellini noodles. I have frozen ones. Should I thaw or cook first before adding? I’ve never added them uncooked to a casserole before. Thanks!
A family favorite! Second time making this month. Thanks for sharing!
SO glad you and your family enjoy it, Sara!
Did you she grated or shredded Parmesan for this recipe?
Either is fine. Just whatever you have onhand or prefer is fine. Enjoy!
I ended up cooking the minced garlic in the butter before adding the flour to make the roux, but the directions didn’t specifically say when you added it.
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Do you think this could be prepared and frozen prior to baking?
Did you use fresh or frozen Broc? Do you pre cook the fresh Broc, or thaw the frozen first?
I used fresh broccoli and did not cook it. It cooks with the casserole. Enjoy!