Recipe: Yummy Southwestern Pasta with Chicken

Recipe: Yummy Southwestern Pasta with Chicken Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Southwestern Pasta with Chicken. Southwestern Chicken-Pasta Bake incorporates all the flavors from that region. This hearty baked dish is an excellent way to use leftover chicken, and it freezes well for future meals. Restaurant-inspired southwestern chicken pasta with fresh tomatoes, sweet corn and cilantro tossed in a chipotle cream sauce.

Just a few simple ingredients are thrown in the slow cooker in the morning, when ready to serve dinner, shred the chicken, and add cooked pasta, cheese, and sour cream.

This Southwestern one-pot pasta is studded with tomatoes, jalapeños, chicken, and beans.

Now, I'm not much of a pasta person (unless it's macaroni and cheese or chicken spaghetti, a dish I included in my second book), so whenever I heard people discussing this dish, I just ignored the chatter.

You can have Southwestern Pasta with Chicken using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Southwestern Pasta with Chicken

1. You need 2 cup of uncooked whole wheat rigatoni.

2. You need 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed.

3. Prepare 1 cup of salsa.

4. You need 2 1/2 cup of unsalted tomato sauce.

5. It’s 1/4 tsp of garlic powder.

6. It’s 2 tsp of cumin.

7. Prepare 1 tsp of chili powder.

8. Prepare 1 cup of canned black beans rinsed and drained.

9. You need 1 cup of canned corn.

10. It’s 1/2 cup of shredded 2% Colby Jack cheese.

Southwestern Chicken Pasta - A creamy southwestern style pasta with black beans, corn, chicken and tons of flavor.

All made with a gluten-free pasta (trust me, you would never know).

The hardest part of me is getting.

Watch as Better Homes and Gardens shows you how to make chicken pasta salad with some Southwestern flair!

Southwestern Pasta with Chicken instructions

1. Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil..

2. Cook pasta until al dente about 10-12 minutes, or according to the package directions. Drain well..

3. Spray a 12 inch skillet with cooking spray. Saute chicken over medium heat until opaque, about 7-10 minutes..

4. Stir in the salsa, tomato sauce, garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, black beans, and corn..

5. Stir thoroughly and cook until heated through. Add the pasta and gently toss to mix evenly..

6. Evenly sprinkle cheese over the pasta before serving. I put the cheese on before serving so it would melt a bit, but you can add cheese to each individual portion. Roughly 2 tablespoons cheese per serving..

This Southwestern Chicken Pasta Salad includes baked Southwestern seasoned chicken breasts, crunchy bacon, pasta spirals, a fresh tomato, grated Mexican blend cheeses My favorite pasta salad is this Southwestern Chicken Pasta Salad.

I used Ranch dressing mixed with Salsa for the dressing.

Add chicken and stir-fry over medium high heat until meat is cooked through.

Add the cooked chicken, cumin, black beans, corn, and chilies to the spaghetti sauce; mix.

Enjoy this delicious pasta salad flavored with Old El Paso® salsa and made using chicken and corn - perfect for a Southwestern meal.