Creamy Chipotle Chicken Pasta - Fettuccine tossed in a creamy chipotle sauce with chicken, corn, diced tomatoes and a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley and parmesan cheese.
Ingredients you need to make Creamy Chipotle Chicken Pasta:
Fettuccine - You can also use penne, rigatoni, ziti, etc.
Chicken Breasts - Boneless, skinless.
Salt
Pepper
Chipotle in adobo sauce
Honey
Yellow Onion - You can also use white or red onion.
Garlic Cloves - Fresh is best, minced.
Diced Tomatoes - You'll need one 15 oz. can.
Half and Half - You can also use heavy cream.
Butter - You can use salted or unsalted butter.
Oil - You can use olive, canola or avocado oil.
Corn - Frozen or fresh.
Mozzarella Cheese - shredded.
Parmesan Cheese - Fresh grated parmesan off the block is the best!
Fresh Parsley, green onion or cilantro for garnish.
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How to make Creamy Chipotle Chicken Pasta:
Season chicken with ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper and honey.
Heat a large skillet to medium heat and add oil and butter.
Add chicken to the skillet, turning occasionally, until golden on all sides. Remove from skillet and set aside.
Add onions to the same skillet you cooked the chicken in and let cook until soft, about 7 minutes. Add garlic, diced tomatoes, chipotle and remaining salt and pepper. Cover and let lightly simmer for about 10 minutes.
In the meantime, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook fettuccine according to package directions for al dente.
Next, add the chicken back to the skillet along with the corn. Add heavy cream, mozzarella, parmesan and let simmer for another 5 minutes.
Toss your cooked fettuccine into the creamy chipotle sauce and you are ready to serve! Sprinkle with chopped parsley and parmesan cheese.
NOTE! If you don't like your pasta too spicy, only add 1 tablespoon chipotle. You can also use penne/farfalle/cavatappi pasta instead of fettuccine.
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Creamy Chipotle Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- ½ lb. fettuccine
- 1 lb. chicken breast cut into cubes
- ½ teaspoon salt divided
- ½ teaspoon black pepper divided
- 2 tablespoon chipotle in adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ cup yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ cup corn frozen
- ¼ cup mozzarella cheese grated
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese grated
- fresh parsley chopped for garnish
- extra parmesan for garnish
Instructions
- Season chicken with ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper and honey.
- Heat a large skillet to medium heat and add oil and butter.
- Add chicken to the skillet, turning occasionally, until golden on all sides. Remove from skillet and set aside.
- Add onions to the same skillet you cooked the chicken in and let cook until soft, about 7 minutes. Add garlic, diced tomatoes, chipotle and remaining salt and pepper. Cover and let lightly simmer for about 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook fettuccine according to package directions for al dente.
- Next, add the chicken back to the skillet along with the corn. Add heavy cream, mozzarella, parmesan and let simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Toss your cooked fettuccine into the creamy chipotle sauce and you are ready to serve! Sprinkle with chopped parsley and parmesan cheese.
Sandra
Do you have a link to any Chipotle in adobo sauce > I am struggling to find this across any o four local stores.
Amanda Cooks & Styles
Hi Sandra, here is a link. They sell is at most grocery stores : https://www.target.com/p/la-costena-chipotle-peppers-in-adobo-sauce-7oz/-/A-52527972#lnk=sametab
Brian
I enjoyed this recipe a lot. Exactly what I was looking for. Yummy and easy to make.