Penne with Chicken and Southwest Cheese Sauce

Name: Penne with Chicken and Southwest Cheese Sauce
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 tbsp Butter; 1/2 cup Finely chopped onion; 1 clove Minced garlic; 1/3 cup All purpose flour; 1 cup Half and half; 1 cup Hot water; 1 Salt to taste; 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper; 1/2 tsp Hot sauce; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese; 1/3 cup Velveeta cheese; 3/4 cup Medium salsa; 1/2 cup Sour cream; 5 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast; 1 Cajun Seasoning to taste; 2 Green onions chopped; 1 box Penne pasta

AJSimp @cook_2706194

Quick and easy!

AJSimp @cook_2706194

Quick and easy!

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Ingredients

15 mins

5 servings

6 tbspButter
1/2 cupFinely chopped onion
1 cloveMinced garlic
1/3 cupAll purpose flour
1 cupHalf and half
1 cupHot water
1Salt to taste
1/4 tspCayenne pepper
1/2 tspHot sauce
1 tbspLemon juice
1/3 cupParmesan cheese
1/3 cupVelveeta cheese
3/4 cupMedium salsa
1/2 cupSour cream
5Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
1Cajun Seasoning to taste
2Green onions chopped
1 boxPenne pasta

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Steps

15 mins

1

Melt butter and saute onion and garlic until onions are translucent
2

Add flour and stir. Cook for 5minutes stirring constantly
3

Mix half and half and water and slowly add mixture to flour mix. Stir or whisk constantly until mixture is smooth. Cook for 3minutes
4

Add salt, cayenne, lemon juice and hot sauce. Stir well and add parmesan cheese
5

Do NOT boil
6

Add Velveeta cheese
7

Once cheese is melted add salsa and stir. Add sour cream
8

Season Chicken breasts generously with Cajun Seasoning and Broil 8-10 minutes per side or until done
9

Cook pasta according to package directions
10

To serve, laddle cheese sauce over some noddles (just enough to coat it), stir well, top with sliced chicken. Garnish with green onion