CREAMY CHICKEN AND TOMATILLO VERDE PASTA

Creamy Chicken and Tomatillo Verde Pasta image

A quick and super simple recipe using just a few ingredients. A fast meal for any weeknight when you're on the run.

Provided by Melissa Goff

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package gemelli pasta
1 (15 ounce) can white queso blanco cheese sauce (such as Rico's®)
1 (12 ounce) jar tomatillo cooking sauce (such as Herdez®)
1 pound cubed, cooked chicken
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add gemelli and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes.
At the same time, combine cheese sauce and tomatillo cooking sauce in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until well blended, then stir in chicken. Cook until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Drain pasta and return to the pot. Pour sauce mixture over pasta; stir and heat on medium heat until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.
Serve immediately and garnish with Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 469.8 calories, Carbohydrate 49 g, Cholesterol 65.7 mg, Fat 17.8 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 27.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 503.5 mg, Sugar 5.1 g