Best Easy Chicken Rigatoni Recipes

EASY CHICKEN RIGATONI

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Our chicken rigatoni has some fancy extras, including olives and portobello mushrooms. But it's still a quick and easy weeknight recipe!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 35m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. butter
1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 red pepper, chopped
1/4 lb. portobello mushrooms, chopped
1 jar (15 oz.) CLASSICO Spicy Tomato & Parmesan Cream Pasta Sauce
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
3-1/2 cups rigatoni pasta, uncooked
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
1 can (2.22 oz.) sliced black olives, drained

Steps:

Melt butter in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 to 6 min. or until no longer pink. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir 1 min. Add red peppers and mushrooms; cook 5 min., stirring frequently. Stir in pasta sauce and black pepper; simmer on medium-low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
Add cream cheese, basil and olives to chicken mixture; cook and stir 1 to 2 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and sauce is well blended. Drain pasta. Add to pasta sauce mixture; stir until evenly coated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 520, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 440 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 35 g

EASY CHICKEN RIGATONI

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This is inspired by Macaroni Grill's Carmela's Chicken Rigatoni. I love their mushroom dishes which my favorite is the mushroom ravioli. The sauce is also great topped on mushroom ravioli that you buy in the store.

Provided by Annamaria Settanni McDonald

Categories Pasta

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 Tbsp butter
8 oz baby bella mushrooms
1/2 sweet onion carmelized (cook down with butter until soft and mushy... i use marsala to de-glaze the pan)
8 oz grilled chicken breasts sliced in strips
2 tsp dried basil flakes
salt & pepper to taste
4 oz marsala wine
10 oz heavy cream
12 oz rigatoni pasta, cooked
4 oz shredded parmesan cheese

Steps:

1. Melt butter in pan. Saute mushrooms, chicken, basil, carmelized onions, 2 ounces of parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Saute for 2-3 minutes. Add Marsala wine and cook for 1 minute. Add heavy cream and bring to a boil, 2 minutes. Dump cooked rigatoni in pan (if you have room in your pan. If not dump mixture over bowl of cooked rigatoni and mix. Sprinkle with remaining shredded parmesan cheese.