Creamy Chicken Fagita Pasta | Video
Creamy chicken pasta spiked with the delicious flavors of fagita seasoning
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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 cream heavy cream
- 1 cup grated parmesan
- 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
- Salt to taste
- Parmesan to garnish
- Chopped parsley to garnish
Instructions
- Cook pasta in a large saucepan filled with salted boiling water. Reserve 1 cup pasta water. Drain pasta. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Add chicken. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5-6 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove from pan.
- To the same pan, add garlic. Saute, stirring, for 30 seconds
or until fragrant. - Add onions and bell peppers (capsicum). Saute, stirring
occasionally, for about 2-3 minutes or until soft and tender. - Add chicken back in pan.
- Add ground cumin, red chili powder and ground black pepper. Season with salt. Stir fry for 1 minute.
- Add cream. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 minutes.
- Add parmesan. When cheese starts to melt, add cooked pasta and parsley. If the sauce is too thick, add pasta water. Toss. Heat through.
- Garnish with grated parmesan and parsley if you like.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 638kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 63g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 178mg | Sodium: 796mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g