Creamy Chicken Sausage Tortelloni Limone
with Spinach & Parmesan
- Eggs
- Milk
- Wheat
Little tortellini are a stuffed pasta fave. And perhaps the only thing better than tortellini is BIGGER tortellini... aka tortelloni. These pillowy stuffed pasta pockets are made with a tender dough and their larger size means even more of that delicious cheese filling. Here we combine tortelloni with spinach in a lemony cream sauce. The result is a quick meal that’s oh-so comforting yet still feels light. It’s pasta-bly the easiest, most satisfying dish ever!
Ingredients
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese
9 ounce
Tortelloni
(Contains: Eggs, Milk, Wheat)
9 ounce
Italian Chicken Sausage Mix
5 ounce
Spinach
4 ounce
Cream Sauce Base
(Contains: Milk)
½ unit
Lemon
2 unit
Mushroom Stock Concentrate
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. • Quarter lemon.
• Once water is boiling, add tortelloni to pot. Reduce to a low simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and floating to the top, 3-4 minutes. • Reserve ¼ cup pasta cooking water, then drain.
Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken or sausage; cook, stirring frequently, until browned and cooked through, 5-7 minutes. Turn off heat; using a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Wipe out pan.
• While pasta cooks, heat cream sauce base, stock concentrates, garlic powder, and juice from half the lemon (whole lemon for 4 servings) in a large pan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, then stir in spinach; cook until slightly wilted, 30-60 seconds. Remove pan from heat. • Add drained tortelloni, half the Parmesan, and 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4) to pan with sauce; toss to coat. (TIP: If needed, stir in pasta cooking water 1 TBSP at a time until pasta is coated in creamy sauce.) Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Use pan used for chicken or sausage here. Add chicken or sausage along with drained tortelloni.
• Divide pasta between bowls. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the lemony cream sauce, though some found it too salty; adjust seasoning to taste 🍋
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, perfect for busy nights or when you need a simple, satisfying meal
- Suggestions: Consider adding less mushroom concentrate for a milder flavor; try chicken breast instead of sausage for a lighter option
- Portions: Some found it filling, while others wanted more sauce, especially when adding the optional chicken sausage
- Veggies: The generous amount of spinach was a hit; consider chopping it finely for better texture
Reviews from our home cooks
The chicken sausage made a LOT of good difference & since we love lemon I used all of it. It was very good.
We don't do pasta often so it has to be special and it was! Super easy recipe! Enough spinach for mom yay.
Easy prep for sure! Chicken sausage patty was great, could have used a little more lemon, chef error in holding back though!
Incredibly quick and to the point. We don't love lemon, but we really enjoyed this recipe!
Loved the lemon sauce with the cream based sauce super delicious meal
Delicious! It was easy and the whole family enjoyed it. We only used half of the mushroom concentrate, as it was a bit too salty.
We liked this dish but would not add the chicken sausage next time. Not sure if it was the batch we got or something else but it tasted off. The tortellini with the sauce was good, not our favorite, but a solid meal!
I don't know if maybe I put too much salt in the pasta water and then when I added it to the sauce it made the sauce that much more salty, but the whole dish ended up being really salty. So maybe add a caveat that your pasta may be as salty as your pasta water.
I love the massive amount of spinach in this! My lemon was moldy on the inside though. I had other lemon juice, but FYI.
Another favorite! I had some leftovers mushrooms, so added those to the recipe. So full of flavor!
