Southwest pasta with chicken. Easy recipe for cheesy pasta with taco seasoning and veggies made in one pot. Made this today for my husband, he could hardly stop eating it. He raved about it so much I thought he was teasing me.

Southwest pasta with chicken Southwest Chicken Pasta is a Sonora Chicken Pasta copycat recipe. Chicken and veggies with rigatoni in a spicy cheese sauce with black beans and This pasta has lots of southwest inspiration and flavor packed in it. Some spice, some cheese, a few black beans… it did the trick. You can cook Southwest pasta with chicken using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Southwest pasta with chicken

  1. It's 1 box of pasta of your choice.
  2. Prepare 1/2 packages of fully cooked chicken breast strips(chicken fajitas).
  3. You need 1 of choice of ranch I used southwest chipotle.
  4. Prepare 1 of tortilla strips chipotle cheddar.
  5. It's of vegetable oil.
  6. It's of Pico De gallo.
  7. You need 1 of tomato.
  8. Prepare 1 of jalapeño.
  9. You need of cilantro.
  10. It's slice of onion.
  11. You need of salt.
  12. Prepare 1 of Your choice of cheese I used cheddar.

This Southwest Chicken Pasta Salad is quick, delicious, and full of amazing flavor. It's not too spicy, but has the most amazing flavor and seasoning to it. During the summer months, I try to use my kitchen as little as possible. A quick meal with lots of flavors!!

Southwest pasta with chicken step by step

  1. Boil your choice of pasta.
  2. After pasta is cooked drain it and start to cook chicken you will have to cut the strips into pieces and cook it for 5 minutes in a bit of vegetable oil.
  3. After chicken is done mix the pasta and chicken togethere.
  4. Add your ranch of choice.
  5. Pour in some of the tortilla strips and mix.
  6. For the pico De gallo you will need to chop up the tomato, onion, cilantro,jalapeño and mix it in a bowl you may add salt if u would like.
  7. Then go ahead and dish up and add the pico De gallo as a topping and the cheese. Enjoy.

If it seems as if it will burn, stir it. I really don't know why I didn't think of this pasta sooner. Perhaps because I so strongly associate pasta with Italian flavors. View top rated Southwest pasta chicken recipes with ratings and reviews. Southwest Style Chicken, Chicken Artichoke and Caper Pasta, Chicken, Tomatoes & Rotini Salad, etc.