This Creamy Tomato and Spinach Tortellini pasta recipe is made in less than 30 minutes and perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal. The recipe includes cheese tortellini in a creamy homemade pink sauce with spinach, basil, and fresh parmesan cheese.

Creamy Tomato Spinach Tortellini Pasta in a white bowl with a green towel and small tomatoes in the background.

The only way dinner happens most nights is by taking advantage of my stock-pile of tried and true 30 minute meals.  I rely on meals I can make really fast, with ingredients I have on hand, and something that my kids will eat without complaining. Creamy Tomato Spinach Tortellini fits the bill and is one of our family favorites!

How to make Creamy Tomato Spinach Tortellini:

Start by cooking the tortellini.

I prefer the refrigerated brand of tortellini best, because it’s the freshest. I typically buy the butoni brand. Cook the tortellini according to package instructions, in a pot of boiling water until tender. You will notice they will float to the top of the pot as they cook.

Feel free to use any kind of filled tortellini in this recipe, like chicken or cheese.

A saucepan with a homemade white sauce and a wooden spoon, next to an overhead photo of the sauce pan with diced tomatoes, spinach, basil and oregano added to it.

Then, make the a simple sauce in your sauce pan. Melt butter and add some flour. Add garlic and onion powder for flavor, and stir in milk and cream.  Cook until the sauce simmer and thickens slightly.

Add diced or fresh tomatoes, spinach, basil and oregano. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasonings if it needs it. more flavor.

 

A saucepan of creamy pink sauce with fresh parmesan cheese added to it, next to the same saucepan with cooked tortellini added to it.

Add the parmesan cheese and cooked tortellini. Fresh shredded parmesan cheese will taste better and melt smoother than the pre-shredded packaged parmesan, but either will work. Give the pasta a gently toss to coat everything in the sauce.

Serve warm and enjoy!

 

A saucepan with cheese tortellini in a creamy pink sauce with tomatoes, spinach and basil.

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Recipe

Creamy Tomato Spinach Tortellini Pasta in a white bowl with a green towel and small tomatoes in the background.
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Total 25 minutes
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Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Cook tortellini according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
  • In a large saucepan over medium heat, add butter and cook until melted. Whisk in flour. Add garlic and and onion powder and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. 
  • Slowly pour in milk and cream, whisking as you pour and stirring until smooth. 
  • Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to simmer. 
  • Add diced tomatoes, spinach, basil and oregano. Taste and season with salt and pepper or add more seasonings if desired. 
  • Add parmesan cheese and stir until melted.
  • Remove from heat. Stir in cooked tortellini. 
  • Serve warm with extra parmesan sprinkled on top, and crushed red pepper, if desired.

Notes

Want to use fresh tomatoes, instead of canned? Substitute 1 ½ cups diced tomatoes, and 1 cup of hot water that you used to boil the tortellini. 

Nutrition

Calories: 511kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 21gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 704mgPotassium: 361mgFiber: 5gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1490IUVitamin C: 9.2mgCalcium: 347mgIron: 3.9mg

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*I originally shared this recipe in September 2014. Updated April 2018.

 

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  1. 5 stars
    Thanks Lauren 👍🏼😊 this LOOKS SOOO YUMMY 😋❗️All Your Recipes ARE 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼♥️ thank You FOR SHARING 👍🏼♥️G-d♥️Bless

  2. 5 stars
    Enjoyed this dinner last night. It was very good. Hubby called it mild. Kiddo enjoyed it as well. We will make it again!

  3. 5 stars
    I was looking for a different take on one of my budget go-tos of spinach and tortellini.

    This. Was. Awesome!

    Its creamy but not too rich. I tossed in some really small zucchini cause I had it.

    Will 100% make again. I have never reviewed a recipe before but this one is keeper! P

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