Chicken Fajita Pasta

Name: Chicken Fajita Pasta
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp olive oil; 2 chicken breasts, cubed; 1 large onion, sliced; 1 green bell pepper, sliced; 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced; 1 red bell pepper, sliced; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp chopper garlic; 1 tsp ground cumin; 4 Tbsp Taco seasoning; 2 cups chicken stock; 3 cups milk; 16 oz pasta (like penne); 2 green onions, sliced; 1 Tbsp parsley or cilantro; 8 oz pepper jack cheese, shredded; sour cream for garnish

Lance Wilson @lance_wilson

Nyack, NY

Made in one pot, this easy weeknight dinner uses the right amount of liquid to made a sauce as the noodles cook in it. I used my taco seasoning (recipe is up too) but a packet of store-bought Taco seasoning would work too.

Lance Wilson @lance_wilson

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Ingredients

30 mins

6 servings

2 Tbspolive oil
2chicken breasts, cubed
1large onion, sliced
1green bell pepper, sliced
1yellow bell pepper, sliced
1red bell pepper, sliced
1 tspsalt
1 tspchopper garlic
1 tspground cumin
4 TbspTaco seasoning
2 cupschicken stock
3 cupsmilk
16 ozpasta (like penne)
2green onions, sliced
1 Tbspparsley or cilantro
8 ozpepper jack cheese, shredded
sour cream for garnish

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Steps

30 mins

1

In a large pot or dutch oven, add 1 Tbsp of oil over high heat and brown the chicken.
2

Remove the chicken, add the other Tbsp of oil and then saute the onion and bell peppers until translucent
3

Add the chicken back to the pot
4

Add the garlic, salt, cumin, and Taco seasoning. Stir to coat.
5

Add the milk and stock.
6

When the liquid comes to a simmer add the uncooked noodles. Reduce heat to low and cook cover for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7

Remove from heat and add the green onions, parsley or cilantro and cheese. Stir and let sit covered for 2 minutes until cheese is melted
8

Plate with a dollop of sour cream (or whole milk greek yogurt) and serve.