Description
Fettuccine tossed in a creamy chipotle sauce with chicken, corn, diced tomatoes and a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley and parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 lb. fettuccine
- 1 lb. chicken breast, cut into cubes
- 1/2 tsp salt, divided
- 1/2 tsp black pepper, divided
- 2 tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- fresh parsley, chopped for garnish
- extra parmesan for garnish
Instructions
- Season: Season chicken with 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper and honey.
- Brown: 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.
- Sauté: 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.
- Boil: In the meantime, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook fettuccine according to package directions for al dente.
- Simmer: Next, add the chicken back to the skillet along with the corn. Add heavy cream, mozzarella, parmesan and let simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Combine: Toss your cooked fettuccine into the creamy chipotle sauce and you are ready to serve! Sprinkle with chopped parsley and parmesan cheese.
Notes
If you don’t like your pasta too spicy, only add 1 tablespoon chipotle. You can also use penne, farfalle, or cavatappi pasta instead of fettuccine.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 780 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 1250 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 21 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 44 g
- Cholesterol: 165 mg
Keywords: chipotle pasta, creamy chicken pasta, creamy chipotle chicken pasta