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How To Make Creamy Chicken Fajita Pasta
We bet you never thought of putting these two together, but this fajita pasta recipe has fajita-seasoned chicken and pasta cooked in a creamy sauce. Yum!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbchicken breast,boneless and skinless, ½-inch diced
- 2tbspfajita seasoning,homemade or store bought
- 1tbspolive oil
- 1red bell pepper,seeded and thinly sliced
- 1green bell pepper,seeded and thinly sliced
- 1yellow bell pepper,seeded and thinly sliced
- 1medium yellow onion,peeled and thinly sliced
- 4cloves garlic,minced
- 1cuphalf and half,or cream
- ½cupMonterey jack cheese,shredded
- 2tbspcilantro,minced
- 8ozpasta,cooked al dente
Instructions
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Combine chicken breast and fajita seasoning in a medium bowl.
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Heat olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken for 7 minutes or until almost fully cooked.
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Add in the peppers and the onion. Cook for about 4 minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked and peppers and onion are slightly softened. Add in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
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Pour in the half and half and the shredded cheese, stir to combine until slightly thickened.
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Add cilantro and cooked pasta and stir to combine.
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If not thick and creamy, continue to cook until it reaches desired consistency.
Nutrition
- Calories: 625.36kcal
- Fat: 27.12g
- Saturated Fat: 11.24g
- Trans Fat: 0.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10.38g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.40g
- Carbohydrates: 56.15g
- Fiber: 4.14g
- Sugar: 7.39g
- Protein: 38.59g
- Cholesterol: 109.64mg
- Sodium: 204.14mg
- Calcium: 255.14mg
- Potassium: 750.03mg
- Iron: 3.09mg
- Vitamin A: 179.75µg
- Vitamin C: 150.61mg
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