Main dishes

Tortellini with Salmon & Dill

photo by:kraft

A smooth cream cheese sauce laced with smoked salmon strips, chopped cucumber and fresh dill is tossed with cooked tortellini for a sumptuous entree.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

25 min

servings

total:

4 servings, 1 cup each

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What You Need

oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed

1/4

cup milk

1/2

cup chopped cucumbers

oz. smoked salmon, cut into thin strips

tsp. chopped fresh dill

pkg. (9 oz.) refrigerated three-cheese tortellini, cooked, drained (2-1/2 cups)

Make It

PLACE cream cheese and milk in medium saucepan; cook on low heat until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently.

ADD cucumbers, salmon and dill; mix well. Cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.

TOSS with the hot tortellini.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Serving Suggestion

Serve with a mixed green salad to round out the meal.

Substitute

Prepare as directed, substituting 1/2 tsp. dill weed for the 2 tsp. chopped fresh dill.

Substitute

Prepare as directed, using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.

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tomahawk01

posted:2/25/2009

one cup per person is really perfect w/ a side salad and some pinot..... Really rich and heavy hence the 1 cup per person !!!!! enjoy.

DRance49

posted:11/3/2008

Like my daughter said, "It's the bomb"

a cook

posted:9/9/2007

I used low fat cream cheese & skim milk - loved it! I substituted asparagus for the cucumber and 1t Italian seasoning for the dill. All of the ingredients complimented each other well!

Aimee67

posted:9/16/2006

This is my daughter's favorite recipe and she requests it often. Needless to say, I don't mind making it because it is so easy. I cut calories by using low-fat cream cheese and fat-free milk and the recipe maintains its' integrity. I also frequently use un-smoked salmon or even canned tuna and these changes are also quite tasty.

lwmauery

posted:4/18/2006

Next time, I think I'll add more milk to the sauce -- it was very thick.

LaurenAlyssa

posted:4/7/2006

Excellent, my family loved this recipe. You have to really like smoked salmon, and dill if you plan on trying this recipe. My 15 month old loved it and had 2 servings, even my fussy 3 year old ate all...after I convinced her that the cucumber was not peppers. One tip, whisk the cheese and milk together over low heat with a wire whisk. The sauce becomes nice and thick (I added a little more milk than the recipe called for). I couldn't find fresh dill so I used the dry stuff; I'll think of making it again when I see fresh dill on the grocery shelves.

Rosiecheex

posted:1/17/2006

This was delicious, my husband loved it. I had no cucumber so I used peas instead. I will definitely make this again.

NihiserTwins

posted:12/21/2005

Boy, did I strike out with dinner when I made this. No one in my family liked it. It's not a problem with the recipe; it's just personal tastes.

redbeaddragon

posted:3/23/2005

I love this recipie. I made it for my husband a couple of weeks ago and he loved it! Even went back for seconds. The sauce does thicken rather quickly but still yummy. I didn't get any smoked salmon so instead I set it on a rack on some foil in a baking dish and in the bottom of the dish had some water and liquid smoke. And baked the fish. It turned out really good. Gave the salmon a light smokey flavor with out overpowering the taste. My husband started chowing on the salmon before it even went into the sauce. I'm actually making this dish again tonight.

a cook

posted:1/31/2005

A keeper! My husband is not a big tortellini fan but loved the fresh taste of this dish. I served it for dinner so divided it all between the 2 of us. I did substitute baked salmon (flaked after baking)instead of smoked. Do serve immediately as the sauce thickens quickly.