Total, Dinner Pleaser:

The other day I was watching TV, and came across what looked like a great recipe. This recipe is super easy, and a total dinner pleas er. (I eyeballed things, so the recipe is pretty much to taste)

Prep Time about 10 min.

Cook Time 35 min.

Yeilds 4 to 6 servings

Cheesy Baked Tortellini:

A package of frozen or fresh Tortellini pasta

Your favorite jar of cheesy Alfredo sauce (average size about 1lb)

4 oz of creme cheese softened

1 half large onion, or a whole small onion (chopped)

One can of mushrooms or a cup of fresh mushrooms

About a TBS of garlic salt
About 2 TBS of pepper

Meuntzer cheese (about 5 to 7 slices)

Parmesan cheese to taste

Directions. Take, the tortellini pasta and boil them. They will be done when they rise to the top of the pan. While they are at a boil, put your jar of Alfredo sauce in a seperate bowl, mix in your chopped onion, and mushrooms. Microwave creme cheese for about 30 seconds, and fold that into your sauce. Add pepper and garlic in. Get a 8 by 8 by 2 inch baking pan, and put it in there. Layer the top with Meuntzer cheese, and sprinkle Parmesan cheese over that. Also sprinkle some more pepper over the top for added flavor and color. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30 min.

Options: For garnish you can add tomatoes to the side, or you can even put a few on top while you bake it. You can also replace the Alfredo sauce with your favorite marinara sauce if you prefer.

This recipe was inspired by TV show "The Everyday Italian", (For origional recepi you can go into food network, and under The Everyday Italian, click on September 17.2008 show.)

completely improvised, and re-created by Jenny, yes, me

Hope you enjoy, please let me know if you try this. I'm curious.