Chipotle Chicken Pasta Recipe
This incredibly yummy, easy to make pasta is a perfect weeknight meal. It's versatile as you can customize it to your taste buds.
Ingredients
- 1 lbs chicken boneless
Spices
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Ingredient for the sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 shallot thinly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup corn or peas
- 5 oz baby spinach
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1-3 Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 2 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 16 oz pasta 1 package
- Lime wedges and cilantro to serve
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix all the spices and set them aside.
- Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and marinate with 1 tbsp of oil and half of the spice mix made earlier. Save the other half for later
- Start boiling water for pasta and add 1 tbsp of salt to it. Once it comes to a boil, add pasta and cook until al dente, and drain.
- Meanwhile, heat a pan and cook chicken over high heat. Don't overcrowd the pan and don't move it around for 1-2 minutes. After that, change the side and cook the other side for 1-2 minutes to have a nice char on it. I cooked a total of 8 minutes.
- Remove the Chicken and in the same pan add butter, shallot, and minced garlic. Cook for a minute and add rest of the spice mix, heavy cream, corn, and spinach. Cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add 1 chopped chipotle pepper for mild. If you like hot, then you can add more according to your spice level.
- Now add cream cheese, heavy cream, cooked chicken, and pasta.
- Mix it well and taste test for salt. Add some Parmesan cheese, and serve with lime wedges.
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Nutrition
Calories: 847kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 29gFat: 52gSaturated Fat: 28gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 162mgSodium: 447mgPotassium: 587mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 3950IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 250mgIron: 3mg
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