Pesto Chicken Tortelloni
with Charred Tomatoes & Spinach
- Eggs
- Milk
- Wheat
- Soy
You'll combine our pillowy tortelloni with sautéed chicken and shallot, juicy, sweet charred grape tomatoes, plus herbaceous basil pesto. Finish it with butter, scoop steaming hot into your bowl, and serve with buttery garlic bread for a super satisfying dinner.
Ingredients
1 unit
Shallot
9 ounce
Tortelloni
(Contains: Eggs, Milk, Wheat)
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
5 ounce
Spinach
8 tablespoon
Pesto
(Contains: Milk)
2 tablespoon
Garlic Herb Butter
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Demi-Baguette
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
4 ounce
Grape Tomatoes
10 ounce
Chopped Chicken Breast
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Cooking Oil
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and roughly chop shallot. • Once water is boiling, add tortelloni to pot. Reduce to a low simmer and cook until tortelloni float to the top, 3-4 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain.
• While pasta cooks, heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until blistered, 1 minute. • Transfer tomatoes to a plate. Reserve pan.
• Open package of chicken and drain off any excess liquid. • Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for tomatoes over medium-high heat. Add chicken and shallot; season with salt, pepper, and as many chili flakes as you like. Cook, stirring occasionally, until shallot has softened and chicken is cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
• Add spinach to pan with chicken. Cook, stirring, until spinach has wilted, 2-3 minutes (Depending on the size of your pan, you may need to add spinach in batches.) • Add drained tortelloni, charred tomatoes, pesto, 1⁄4 cup reserved pasta cooking water, and 1 TBSP butterto pan (use 1⁄3 cup reserved pasta cooking water and 2 TBSP butter for 4 servings). Cook, stirring, until evenly combined. (If pasta seems dry, add another splash of reserved pasta cooking water until desired consistency is reached.) Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Halve baguette lengthwise; toast until golden brown. • Spread cut sides of baguette with half the garlic herb butter(all for 4 servings). Halve garlic bread on a diagonal.
• Divide tortelloni between shallow bowls and serve with garlic bread on the side.
Poultry is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the vibrant pesto and charred tomatoes, creating a gourmet-like meal with minimal effort 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, though some found it took longer than expected.
- Suggestions: Consider adding Parmesan cheese on top and reducing excess liquid for a thicker sauce.
- Portions: Several found it generously portioned, with some having enough for leftovers.
- Texture: Some preferred sliced chicken breast over chopped for better texture and consistency.
Reviews from our home cooks
So flavorful and fresh! The pesto was vibrant and perfectly coated the tender tortelloni, while the charred tomatoes added a delicious pop of sweetness and depth. The chicken was juicy and well-seasoned, and the spinach brought a nice balance and freshness to the dish. Everything came together beautifully and felt like a gourmet meal with minimal effort. Definitely a recipe I'd order again - simple, comforting, and packed with flavor!
So much water from the spinach and tomatoes, difficult to cook off, sauce was a bit diluted. Might be better to brown chicken on med-high first, remove from pan. Then add tomatoes to blister, and the acidity could remove the fond from the pan. Then add spinach and let it cook down and I believe it may be easier to evaporate all the water without the chicken in the pan. Then when water is evaporated, continue recipe and add chicken. Just a thought, give it a try.
Anything with pesto is a winner, but this recipe was amazing. Perfect combo of ingredients and simply delicious. I'd order this every week.
Add in the instructions to drain any water that was released from the spinach before adding pasta & pesto sauce. My sauce ended up being runny.
Love the charred tomatoes. It's one of the things I love about HelloFresh is discovering preparations of basic things that I never thought of trying.
The bread was redundant with the pasta (both are heavy carbs,) and the tomatoes being left whole detracted from the overall dish. Next time I order it, I will cut them in half and cook them until the liquid reduces.
LOVED IT. Especially loved that the chicken came pre-chopped. Absolute flavor bomb that only took 20 minutes, and we loved every part of the meal. Garlic bread was divine. High tier meal for sure
Yum! Easy enough for my 12 year old to make the entire recipe.
This was incredible! It made enough for leftovers and was so delicious! I will order this every time I see it as an option. 10/10 recommend!
So easy to make, quick and delicious. We all loved it
