Baked Tortellini Alfredo (Freezer Meal)

This recipe for Baked Tortellini Alfredo will change the way you think about freezer cooking! If you’re pasta fans, this is about to become one of your family’s new favourites. The first time we attempted a baked tortellini freezer meal, we didn’t get the flavours right and it was a bit of a miss, but we were not deterred. We could see right away the potential to create a delicious meal that was quick and easy to make.

Enter our experiment phase. We tried many variations of our original tortellini bake and finally found the winner. 

This Baked Tortellini Alfredo can be made ahead as a freezer meal and doesn’t require you to pre-cook the noodles. (read that again if you missed the significance – no boiling water, cooking noodles, draining noodles, extra pot and strainer to clean!)

There are also many variations you can make to this recipe so you’re able to choose the flavours you know your family will like best. Depending on what you decide to mix in, this can also be a vegetarian freezer meal.

Baked Tortellini Alfredo Recipe:

• 1 lb. cheese tortellini (we like the tri-colour rainbow one)
• 2 jars Alfredo sauce (I use Classico because I like their jars as mason jars afterwards!)
• 1/2 – 1 cup of your chosen mix-ins* (in these pictures, I used sliced mushrooms and frozen peas)
• 1 cup shredded mozza cheese
• 1/4 cup shaved or shredded Parmesan cheese

*Examples of mix-ins:

• cooked cubed chicken and 2 Tbsp. of pesto
• sliced mushrooms and frozen peas
• crumbled bacon and sundried tomatoes
• sundried tomatoes and artichoke hearts
• browned Italian sausage

The nice thing about this recipe is that you don’t have to boil the pasta. It cooks right in the dish.

Assembly instructions:

1. Add everything except the Parmesan to a 9×13 baking dish or casserole dish. Stir. If you prefer to save space in your freezer,  you can add it to a large resealable freezer bag and squish to combine.
2. Top with the Parmesan. 
3. Cover with two layers of aluminum foil, one that is directly on top of the pasta so there isn’t as much air in the container.
4. Freeze.

Cooking instructions:

1. Remove from freezer.
2. Bake at 375° for 30-40 minutes or one hour if still frozen. If frozen, remove foil for the last 10 minutes of bake time.

You can see me make this and two other tortellini freezer meals on video here.

Other pasta freezer meals you may like:

• Chicken and Spinach Penne Alfredo
• Make Ahead Mac and Cheese
• Tuna Noodle Casserole
• Pastitcio Baked Pasta
• Crock Pot Pizza Casserole

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Baked Tortellini Alfredo

Prep Time

4 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

 

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: pasta, tortellini

Ingredients

• 1 lb. cheese tortellini
• 2 jars Alfredo sauce
• 1/2 - 1 cup your choice of mix-ins*
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup shaved or shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Assembly instructions:

1. Add everything except the Parmesan to a 9x13 baking dish or casserole dish. Stir. If you prefer to save space in your freezer,  you can add it to a large resealable freezer bag and squish to combine.
2. Top with the Parmesan.
3. Cover with two layers of aluminum foil, one that is directly on top of the pasta so there isn't as much air in the container.
4. Freeze.

Cooking instructions:

1. Remove from freezer.
2. Bake at 375° for 30-40 minutes or one hour if still frozen. If frozen, remove foil for the last 10 minutes of bake time.

Recipe Notes

*examples of mix-in options: cooked cubed chicken and 2 Tbsp. of pesto, sliced mushrooms and frozen peas, crumbled bacon and sundried tomatoes, sundried tomatoes and artichoke hearts