Name: Tortellini bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 kilogram pumpkin, peeled, cut into 2cm pieces; olive oil cooking spray; 1/2 small barbecued chicken; 300 millilitre cream; 375 gram packet spinach and ricotta tortellini; 100 gram baby spinach leaves; 1 cup pizza cheese; 1/2 cup soft fresh breadcrumbs; 20 gram butter, melted

Tortellini bake

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

30M

Total

40M

Ingredients

1 kilogram pumpkin, peeled, cut into 2cm pieces

olive oil cooking spray

1/2 small barbecued chicken

300 millilitre cream

375 gram packet spinach and ricotta tortellini

100 gram baby spinach leaves

1 cup pizza cheese

1/2 cup soft fresh breadcrumbs

20 gram butter, melted

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan forced. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Spread pumpkin on prepared tray and spray with oil. Season. Cook pumpkin on top shelf of oven for 12-15 minutes or until tender.

2.Discard skin and bones from chicken the shred the meat. Combine chicken, pumpkin, cream, tortellini, spinach and half of the cheese in a large bowl. Transfer mixture to four 1 cup shallow ovenproof dishes.

3.Combine breadcrumbs, butter and remaining cheese in a medium bowl. Sprinkle crumb mixture over tortellini mixture. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until top is golden and tortellini is cooked.

You can use penne instead of tortellini – cook in boiling water for 10 minutes before baking.
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