Creamy Chicken Fagita Pasta | Video

Creamy chicken fagita pasta. Flavored with classic fagita seasoning, this pasta dish is the perfect weeknight meal for busy days. Your favorite pasta is layered with beautiful rich cream, aromatic spices and healthy veggies to create the perfect meal for your loved ones. You’ll want to make this again and again!

What makes pasta a globally popular ingredient is, of course, its versatility. It’s the perfect blank canvas to bring in your culinary creativity. Pasta combined with your favorite sauce, veggies and protein is, undeniably, one of my most favorite ways to end the day with a satisfying meal. The endless variations of this easy weeknight meal are always guaranteed to please your taste buds. Well, here’s another way to include your beloved ingredient in your diet.

Introducing creamy chicken fagita pasta. Penne tossed in rich, creamy and cheesy sauce spiked with the delicious flavors of classic fagita seasoning. Just add your favorite protein and vibrant veggies, and you are in for a treat!

How To Make Creamy Chicken Fagita Pasta

Start with cooking the chicken in a little oil. I cut them into thin strips and stir fried over high heat. You can use any cut of chicken in this recipe, but I prefer chicken breasts. Once the chicken strips are cooked through, remove them from pan, and stir fry garlic.

Next up, onions and bell peppers (capsicum) are added into the pan. Lightly saute them until they are soft. The cooked chicken goes back into the pan at this stage followed by the addition of fagita spices. This includes ground cumin, red chili powder and ground black pepper. Give this a quick stir fry and pour in the rich cream. Simmer this mixture for about 2 minutes before adding in grated parmesan, cooked pasta and parsley. If the sauce is too thick, you can also add a little pasta water. Toss pasta in the sauce and your dinner is ready in a flash.

Perfectly creamy and delicious creamy chicken fagita pasta to please your taste buds!

More Weeknight Pasta Recipes:

• Creamy Tomato Pasta 
• Creamy Mushroom Fettuccine 
• Creamy Lemon Pasta with Grilled Cajun Shrimp 
• Creamy Tomato Tuna Pasta
• Creamy Spinach Pasta
• Salmon Alfredo 
• Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo 

Yield: 4

Creamy Chicken Fagita Pasta | Video

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Creamy chicken pasta spiked with the delicious flavors of fagita seasoning

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups pasta of your choice (I used penne)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 700 g boneless chicken (I used chicken breasts), cut into strips
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1 red onion, finely chopped
• 1 green bell pepper (capsicum), chopped
• 1 red bell pepper (capsicum), chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin (cumin powder)
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper (black pepper powder)
• 1 cup thickened (heavy) cream
• 1 cup grated parmesan
• 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
• Salt to taste
• Parmesan, to garnish
• Chopped parsley, to garnish

Instructions

1. Cook pasta in a large saucepan filled with salted boiling water. Reserve 1 cup pasta water. Drain pasta. Set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
3. Add chicken. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5-6 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove from pan.
4. To the same pan, add garlic. Saute, stirring, for 30 seconds
   or until fragrant.
5. Add onions and bell peppers (capsicum). Saute, stirring
   occasionally, for about 2-3 minutes or until soft and tender.
6. Add chicken back in pan.
7. Add ground cumin, red chili powder and ground black pepper. Season with salt. Stir fry for 1 minute.
8. Add cream. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 minutes.
9. Add parmesan. When cheese starts to melt, add cooked pasta and parsley. If the sauce is too thick, add pasta water. Toss. Heat through.
10. Garnish with grated parmesan and parsley if you like.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 638Total Fat 28gSaturated Fat 9gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 16gCholesterol 178mgSodium 796mgCarbohydrates 31gFiber 3gSugar 4gProtein 63g

The nutritional data is for information purposes only

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