One Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta
This easy One Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta is packed with your favourite chicken fajita flavours! This delicious chicken pasta recipe is ready in under 30 minutes so goodbye to boring midweek meals.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 484kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil or olive oil spray
- 1 pound (450g) skinless chicken breasts cubed
- 4 tsp Fajita seasoning or Taco Seasoning
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- 2 onions sliced
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 mild red chilli finely diced
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper sliced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 15 goz (400g) canned tomatoes
- 8 oz (225g) penne or similar pasta shapes
- 2 ½ cups (625ml) chicken stock
- 3 tbsp sour cream optional
- 1 tbsp lime juice or to taste
- 3 tbsp grated cheddar cheese plus extra to serve
To serve
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro (coriander) , chopped
- Salt and pepper to season to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet and add the chicken, salt and seasonings and quickly stir to combine.1 tbsp olive oil, 1 pound (450g) skinless chicken breasts , 4 tsp Fajita seasoning, 2 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp salt, ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- Throw in the sliced onions and minced garlic (or garlic paste from a tube if you're in a hurry) and cook, stirring for 5 minutes until the onions have slightly softened.2 onions, 3 cloves garlic
- Add the chopped chili and sliced peppers and stir to combine.1 mild red chilli, 1 red bell pepper, 1 green bell pepper, 1 yellow bell pepper
- Stir in the tomato paste, chopped tomatoes and chicken stock and bring to a simmer.2 tbsp tomato paste, 15 goz (400g) canned tomatoes, 2 ½ cups (625ml) chicken stock
- Add the pasta, stirring so that it is mostly submerged in the water and other ingredients.8 oz (225g) penne
- Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until that pasta is cooked through and most of the liquid has been absorbed.
- At this point you can stir in the sour cream if you prefer a creamier sauce. Do this off the heat so that it doesn’t split.3 tbsp sour cream
- A little bit of lime juice, to taste, adds a lovely contrast to the mildly spicy flavours.1 tbsp lime juice
- Add the grated cheese and stir so it melts into the sauce. Stir in the chopped cilantro and season with salt and pepper. Serve with a little extra cheese if you like.3 tbsp grated cheddar cheese, 2 tbsp fresh cilantro (coriander), Salt and pepper to season
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Notes
- Replace the Fajita Seasoning in this recipe with two teaspoons smoked paprika, one teaspoon chili powder and half a teaspoon ground cumin
- Cooking pasta in one pot with the sauce takes a little longer than it would if you boiled it on its own. Make sure to give the pot the occasional stir while this dish is cooking.
- Chicken Fajita Pasta variations - replace the chicken with raw prawns (shrimp) adding them to the sauce about 4 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
- This recipe is FREE on Slimming World, using some of your cheese allowance. One portion is under 500 calories.
Nutrition
Calories: 484kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1158mg | Potassium: 1290mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1686IU | Vitamin C: 147mg | Calcium: 155mg | Iron: 5mg
