THE CLAIM
Family Circle (www.familycircle.com) presented this "15-minute Chicken and Tortellini Recipe" on their February 18, 2015 Facebook Feed.
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THE TEST
As a disclaimer, we do need to admit that we changed up the recipe a little bit. Instead of using spinach and cheese tortellini, we used half spinach-ricotta tortellini and half mushroom tortellini. We don't normally make big substitutions like this, but it turns out in this case, it probably doesn't matter that we did.
When you read the recipe, do you notice anything missing? Anything important? Spices, for example? Aside from salt, which is pretty much a given, there's no spices listed whatsoever. And wouldn't you know it - we found this to be incredibly bland. Guinea Pig Sarah and her husband tried in vain to save the dish by adding some basil, oregano and garlic to the finished product, but the result was still less than stellar.
Guinea Pig Sarah indicated she would not attempt this recipe again, even with the addition of spices.
But for those of you who do want to give it a shot, here's some tips:
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This recipe takes longer than 15 minutes to make. Budget your time for 30-45 minutes, depending on your speed in the kitchen.
- Watch your tortellini cooking/sitting time. You want to mix everything together as soon as the tortellini are done to avoid "tortellini mush."
- The final instruction indicates you should add the tortellini to the stuff in the pan. Do it the other way around (adding everything to the pot) unless you have the largest skillet ever made.
- SPICES. Possibly even Italian dressing. Something to give this some life!
CONCLUSION
A crime against pasta dishes as it is, but it has potential. Season appropriately.
