Olive Garden’s Oven Baked Tortellini Alfredo with Grilled Chicken is so delicious! I even found the actual OG alfredo recipe and it’s spot on! This recipe is so delicious and comforting! It’s perfect for a chilly winter night!
Olive Garden introduced some new Oven Baked Pastas including Smoked Mozzarella Shrimp Rigatoni, Four Meat Italian Mac & Cheese and Asiago Tortelloni Alfredo with Grilled Chicken. I hadn’t seen the mac & cheese in the commercials so I asked my Instagram following which one I should make and you answered loudly! The Asiago Tortelloni with Grilled Chicken!
What is Olive Garden’s Oven Baked Tortellini Alfredo?
I have a long standing love of Olive Garden – growing up in Iowa – it was fancy (20 years ago) if we went to the OG! And I’m not ashamed to admit I still love it! The Olive Garden special has asiago tortelloni tossed in alfredo and then topped with breadcrumbs and grilled chicken.
The Olive Garden version has tortellONI – and I used tortellINI – so what’s the difference? Tortellini is smaller and typically stuffed with meat. Tortelloni is larger and typically filled with cheese or vegetarian. But – you pretty much can’t find tortellONI at a grocery store – so I just bought tortellINI. The difference is minimal at best.
How do you make Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce from scratch?
Olive Garden actually has recipes on their website and one of them is their Alfredo sauce! And let me tell you – it’s spot on! Olive Garden Alfredo is made without cream cheese – so don’t mistake it! It’s very simple to make – melt butter and garlic – add a little flour and stir. Then add Parmesan, Romano, milk and heavy cream. That’s it! It’s so delicious – you can use a jarred sauce but this is easy enough – you shouldn’t!
Is Olive Garden Alfredo Gluten Free?
Nope. It has flour.
Is Olive Garden Alfredo Vegan?
Nope. It has butter and cream.
Is Olive Garden Alfredo Keto?
Nope. It has flour and milk.
How do you make Olive Garden’s Oven Baked Tortellini Alfredo?
It’s a bit of a juggling act – but it’s on the table in 30 minutes! For the chicken, I just poured the marinade on the chicken and baked it for 25 minutes. While the chicken was baking – I boiled the tortellini. When the tortellini was about half done – I started the alfredo sauce. If you time it right, the chicken, pasta and alfredo are all ready at the same time. Pop the oven to broil – toss the alfredo and pasta together – lay the chicken on top – sprinkle with panko and Italian cheese and in the oven for 3-5 minutes.
What to serve with Oven Baked Pasta
Other Olive Garden Pasta Recipes
- Olive Garden Giant Stuffed Shells
- Olive Garden Chicken Scampi
- Olive Garden Shrimp Scampi
- More Olive Garden Dishes!
Copycat Olive Garden Oven Baked Tortellini Alfredo With Chicken
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 cups herb & garlic marinade
- 8 oz dried cheese tortellini
- 6 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp garlic
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1.5 cups milk
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1/2 cup Romano cheese grated
- 1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
- POUND chicken breasts to an even thickness
- POUR the marinade over the chicken
- BAKE chicken for 25 minutes
- PREPARE tortellini according to package directions. I am using a dried tortellini, so when I put the chicken in the oven, I started my water boiling. Then I boiled the bag of dried tortellini according to package directions, drained and set aside. You can use fresh or frozen as well if you prefer.
- When the pasta has about 4-5 minutes left, SAUTE the butter and garlic in a saucepan on medium heat. Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
- ADD the ingredients from the flour to the Romano to saucepan and stir frequently until the sauce begins to simmer. Remove from heat.
- In a large bowl, COMBINE drained pasta with most of the Alfredo and toss lightly. Set aside 1/2 cup of Alfredo to add after baking.
- By now, your chicken should be ready! SLICE chicken breast and set aside.
- CHANGE the oven to Broil-High
- SPRAY a casserole dish with non-stick spray
- POUR pasta and sauce into casserole dish. Top with sliced chicken, bread crumbs and mozzarella.
- BROIL on high for 3-5 minutes or until cheese starts to brown and bubble. Watch closely!
Nutrition
dong says
hmm
Unknown says
Hi !
I had the Baked Smoked Mozzarella Shrimp Rigatoni last night and it was so delicious I couldve went back for another round – have you tried this dish as yet? – shrimp were sizeable and plentiful
Food Hussy says
I have not – I might be adding it to my list!!!!
Anonymous says
Could you make and then freeze this?
FoodHussy says
i wouldn't freeze it – i mean – if you have a bowl of leftovers – it would be ok to freeze – but alfredo tends to separate when you reheat it – so i wouldn't make it and plan on just freezing it.
Anonymous says
What does "wt" stand for in the 3oz wt butter?
FoodHussy says
3 oz weight or 6 Tbsp – i modified to be more clear
Unknown says
If I want to double the pasta should I double the sauce to ensure I have enough? Not sure how saucy it is with the 8oz
Lauren says
Can you bake the chicken in a “homemade” herb and garlic sauce? If so what would be close?
FoodHussy says
Oh 100% I would just use olive oil and italian seasoning and leave it overnight in a ziploc – basil, oregano, parsley, rosemary, garlic, garlic and garlic!
FoodHussy says
yeah – i would!
Darcy says
Do you mix the dry marinade with something that you indicate to POUR on the chicken?
Or do you just put the dry marinade on the chicken and bake with nothing else in the dish, in the oven?
FoodHussy says
I used a wet marinade – but if you’re using a dry envelope – mix it according to package directions and soak the chicken in the liquid mixture.
Darcy says
Thank you!
Gina says
I made this recipe last night. It was delicious!!! 🙂
Kelly says
Huge hit! I thought we would have leftovers…nope! I did salt the pasta water (married an italian) added salt and pepper to the sauce and just put Italian seasoning and olive oil on the chicken to bake. My husband asked when we would be having this again
FoodHussy says
that’s great!!!!
Ares says
So easy and a great recipe for Alfredo sauce!!!
I never make any pasta requiring Alfredo because the jars of it are horrible. Every one that I have ever tried anyway. But this one… is so delicious and it’s even easier than it sounds. The only thing I did different was a just a dash of garlic salt. I could taste the flour just a bit during the taste test and that fixed it for me! The wish I would have tried this sooner. My family better get ready for a bunch of Alfredo dishes in the near future 😊
FoodHussy says
Oh i’m so glad you like it – it tastes just like OG for me! I love it!
April says
I thought this recipe was suppose to have asiago cheese in it?
FoodHussy says
the tortellini has asiago cheese in it – if that’s the kind you use
Nichole says
I haven’t made this yet, but I’m looking forward to trying it. Are you putting the tortellini in the same baking dish you had originally cooked the chicken in?
FoodHussy says
you definitely can – just rinse it out
Kathy says
I would double the Alfredo sauce and mozzarella and panko….otherwise it was delicious. I couldn’t find the marinade listed in the recipe so I used Webber Garlic and Herb mixed with lemon and it was also delicious.