Parmesan

A quick recipe for cheese tortellini Alfredo is making the rounds, promising a rich, creamy dinner in about 20 minutes. The dish combines store-bought cheese-filled tortellini with butter, cream, Parmesan and a touch of nutmeg. Home cooks are sharing it as an easy weeknight option that delivers restaurant-style pasta without much effort or a long ingredient list.

The Mediterranean Dish is sharing a mushroom gnocchi recipe that builds a rich Parmesan sauce from whole milk and a splash of pasta water instead of cream, while crisping the gnocchi and searing the mushrooms in the same pan. It is pitched as an easy Italian-style vegetarian dinner.

A recipe combining chicken Caesar salad with smash tacos is making the rounds in food coverage. The dish uses smashed, griddle-cooked chicken served taco-style with Caesar dressing, lettuce and parmesan, blending two popular formats into one meal. Food writers and home cooks are sharing the trend as mash-up recipes continue to dominate casual cooking content.

The Cheesecake Factory's Chicken Bellagio — crispy chicken over pasta in a parmesan cream sauce with basil and prosciutto — can now be made at home, with the recipe circulating online. Fans of the restaurant chain are picking it up as a way to recreate the popular menu dish without a restaurant trip.

A Connecticut television station's food segment this week features Marry Me Chicken, a creamy skillet chicken dish made with sun-dried tomatoes, cream and parmesan. The recipe, which gained its name from the joke that it is good enough to prompt a marriage proposal, remains a popular choice for home cooks looking for a quick, impressive dinner.