One of my goals for 2026 is to sort through all the recipes I have laying around tucked into folders and notebooks as well as my gigantic Pinterest/food blog collection that hasn't been touched in years. I've been having quite a good time with it. I enjoy cooking but it can become a chore pretty easily and this has made it a lot more fun for me as I feel like I'm working on a project. Around here we've taken to calling it Recipe Thunderdome as all recipes have to be auditioned before earning their place in the final recipe binder.
*For context I'm a reasonably capable home cook but one who is often trying to multitask and who is pretty much completely self-taught. *
Today I'm sharing Crockpot Chicken Tortellini from Slow Cooker Recipes
Changes: I forgot the Parmesan at the last step but other than that made it just as the recipe directed.
Thoughts on Recipe Difficulty: This was pretty easy. You do have to fiddle with a little in the last 30 minutes or so of cooking but for the most part you just put the ingredients in and walk away for 4 hours.
Cook Time: Actual prep time is probably about 15 minutes though it does cook for 4 hours and 30 minutes.
Served With: a green salad and rolls
Results: It was good and easy but not remarkable. Basically, my husband and I decided we'd be fine having it again and fine not having it again. I really love tortellini but I have a baked tortellini recipe I'd pick over this one every time and I have a few more on deck.
Verdict: Exiled. There's nothing wrong with this recipe but it's not special enough for the binder.
Oh no, exiled! That's funny. I admit to having a few turn out that way. There was one, speaking of tortellini that had steak bites and some they called Cowboy Butter. The photo looked great and the Cowboy Butter was just melated butter with some herbs. It was good and by the end we realized it was too buttery, greasy like. So, that one is exiled.
ReplyDeleteLove a crockpot meal though., Keeps the kitchen cool.
I think a baked tortellini recipe might work better than one in the crockpot. Thanks for trying this one out!
ReplyDeleteWell I used to do a lot more with scheduled recipe auditions. So I'm enjoying your journey and thinking I should get back to it.
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
Exiled ...lol I like baked tortellini too!
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