Name: Chicken Enchilada Pasta Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: chicken 2-3 breasts (cooked & shredded); 2 tbsp. olive oil; 2 garlic cloves (minced); 1 medium onion (diced); 1 red pepper (diced); 1 4 4 1 oz can diced green chiles; 1/2 tsp. salt; 2 tsp. chili powder; 1 tsp. cumin; 2 10 10 2 oz. cans green chili enchilada sauce; 2/3 cups red enchilada sauce; 2 cups shredded cheese; 1 cup sour cream; 1 pound Penne pasta; Avocado; Green Onions; Black Olives; Tomatoes; Sour Cream

How To Make Chicken Enchilada Pasta

For a flavorful one-pan meal, try this chicken enchilada pasta. This tex mex dish is full of beautiful flavors and can be done in 30 minutes.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3chicken breasts,cooked & shredded
2tbspolive oil
2clovesgarlic,minced
1mediumonion,diced
1red pepper,diced
1cangreen chiles,(4 oz), diced
½tspsalt
2tspchili powder
1tspcumin
2cangreen chili enchilada sauce,(10 oz)
⅔cupsred enchilada sauce
2cupscheese,shredded
1cupsour cream
1lbpenne pasta

For Toppings:

avocado
green onions
black olives
tomatoes
sour cream

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and set aside. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and cook the onion until tender. Add the garlic and red pepper and cook a few minutes more.
Add the shredded chicken, green chilis, cumin, chili powder, salt and enchilada sauce until heated through. Add the pasta to the sauce.
Stir in cheese until melted and sour cream right before serving. Add favorite toppings and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 767.13kcal
Fat: 36.57g
Saturated Fat: 16.13g
Trans Fat: 0.61g
Monounsaturated Fat: 12.48g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.74g
Carbohydrates: 67.62g
Fiber: 4.94g
Sugar: 7.48g
Protein: 41.07g
Cholesterol: 120.49mg
Sodium: 871.95mg
Calcium: 396.69mg
Potassium: 644.05mg
Iron: 3.23mg
Vitamin A: 260.23µg
Vitamin C: 79.14mg

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