Best Spicy Sonora Chicken Pasta Recipes

COPYCAT RUBY TUESDAY'S SONORAN CHICKEN PASTA RECIPE

Copycat Ruby Tuesday's Sonoran Chicken Pasta Recipe image

Recreate Ruby Tuesday's sonora chicken pasta with this recipe. Grilled chicken and pasta are tossed in a spicy cheese sauce for a full meal!

Provided by Recipes.net Team

Categories Pasta Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1¼ lb boneless and skinless chicken breasts, grilled and thinly sliced chicken breasts
16 oz cooked and cooled penne pasta
3 tbsp unsalted butter
½ tsp paprika
16 oz (1 jar), preferably Cheez Whiz cheese spread
½ cup heavy cream
2 tsp olive oil
1 clove minced garlic
4 tbsp minced green chili pepper
2 tbsp minced red chili pepper
4 tbsp minced yellow onion
¼ cup white wine
2 tsp granulated sugar
¼ tsp ground cumin
to taste salt and ground black pepper
15 oz (1 can), drained and rinsed black beans
6 oz chopped tomatoes
thinly sliced green onions

Steps:

Combine the cheese spread with the cream in a small saucepan, then cook over medium to low heat. Stir the cheese often until it melts and becomes smooth. Set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, green chili pepper, red chili pepper, and yellow onion. Saute until translucent.
Deglaze with white wine and reduce briefly.
Add the cheese sauce, granulated sugar, and ground cumin. Bring the sauce to a simmer.
Continue simmering for 5 to 7 minutes or until the flavors meld and incorporate, stirring occasionally.
Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Melt the butter in a deep skillet over medium heat. Add the paprika and roast briefly.
Remove the pan from the heat, add the pasta, and toss to combine. Return to the heat and warm through.
Transfer roughly ¼ of the pasta to a plate and pour about ⅓ cup of cheese sauce over the pasta.
Place roughly 5 ounces of cooked and sliced chicken breasts on top.
Add ⅓ cup of the black beans over the chicken.
Add roughly ¼ cup of chopped tomatoes to the beans.
Garnish with green onions and serve. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1,291.00kcal, Carbohydrate 131.00g, Cholesterol 195.00mg, Fat 49.00g, Fiber 14.00g, Protein 78.00g, SaturatedFat 25.00g, ServingSize 4.00 people, Sodium 1,959.00mg, Sugar 18.00g, TransFat 1.00g, UnsaturatedFat 12.00g

SIMPLE SPICY CHICKEN PASTA

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An easy one-pot dish. Delicious juicy chicken in a tomato sauce with a nice kick. Perfect with pasta and some garlic bread.

Provided by craig_m89

Time 1h

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 large onion, finely diced
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 red peppers, cut into bite-size pieces
2 x 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 a lemon
1 tsp chilli flakes, alter depending on heat preference
1/2 chilli powder
250g cheddar cheese, grated
olive oil
salt
black pepper

Steps:

Heat a few lugs of the olive oil in a large pan on a med-high heat then add the onions, garlic, peppers and chilli powder. Fry for about 5 minutes, or until onions are softened and pale (not golden).
Add the chicken, with a pinch of salt and pepper, to the pan and cook until all the chicken is sealed, but not browning.
Keep on the heat and add the tomatoes, worcestershire sauce, juice of 1/2 a lemon, the chilli flakes and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Give a good stir and turn the heat up high. Let the sauce reach a boil and then reduce the heat to a med-low setting. Cover the pot and allow to simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
With about 15 minutes left to cook, put on some pasta . I recommend a tagliatelle, fusilli, conchiglie or penne.
Once the sauce has been on for a good 45 minutes and has reduced slightly, remove from the heat and add the cheese. Stir to make sure it has melted through the sauce. Then drain off the pasta and add the the pot with the sauce, give a good stir to mix the pasta. Serve in a bowl, or high-edged plate, with some garlic bread on the side.