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Creamy Fajita Pasta

jammed packed with veggies and protein. Three different veggies and two different proteins, plus a little bit of carbs
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
 

Pasta

  • 4 ounces Banza linguine, dry

Chicken

  • 8 ounces chicken breast skinless, boneless
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin

Sauce

  • ½ bell pepper
  • ¼ red onion
  • 4 cloves minced garlic
  • ½ can rotel half a 14.5 oz container
  • 1 ounce ⅓ less fat cream cheese
  • ¼ cup shredded lite Mexican cheese Trader's
  • ½ cup reserved pasta water
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • cilantro

Instructions

Prep

  • Dice pepper and onion, set aside

Pasta

  • Cook pasta according to package instruction. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water then drain well and set aside.

Chicken

  • Heat a medium sized pan over medium/high heat, grease with cooking spray.
  • While the pan heats up, season both sides of the chicken breast with the seasonings.
  • Add chicken to the pan and sear both sides for about 3 minutes each. Cover the pan and reduce heat to medium. Allow chicken to steam in the pan until fully cooked, about 5 minutes.
  • Remove chicken from pan, shred it up and then set aside.

Sauce

  • Without cleaning, spray the pan with more cooking spray, bring back up to medium/high heat.
  • Add diced bell pepper and saute while scraping up the bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook for about 2 minutes.
  • Then, add the diced onion and minced garlic. Saute for 3-4 more minutes, until translucent and fragrant.
  • Add half a can of rotel tomatoes, without the juice. Mix that into the peppers and onion while crushing up the tomatoes. Add in more cumin, salt and pepper to taste.
  • Add the cream cheese and reduce to medium/low heat. Stir together while the cream cheese melts.
  • Add the shredded cheese and mix to melt the cheese.
  • Add in the pasta water, until desired consistency. I use about a ¼ cup.
  • Once the cheese is all melted and desired consistency is reached, add in the cooked, shredded chicken and toss to coat. Add in the cooked pasta and toss to coat.
  • Top with cilantro.
💚: 10
💙: 8
💜: 8
✔️: 400 calories
Keyword Chicken Breast, Pasta
Course Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican
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