In this Mexican Chicken Pasta, sliced chicken breast is cooked in Mexican spices, with bell peppers and green chiles, and then smothered in a creamy sauce made with Cheddar and Mozzarella cheeses and spices! You'll love this easy-to-make comfort food!
I am a huge fan of pasta and Mexican cuisine. So, I decided to combine these 2 food passions of mine into one and make this Mexican style chicken pasta! It's so unbelievably good! It's like eating chicken taco or a chicken burrito but instead you're eating it as pasta.
If you want a delicious dish packed with Mexican-style flavors - this super easy pasta recipe is for you!
How to make Mexican chicken pasta
Start my cooking sliced chicken breast with spices (cumin, chili powder), adding and cooking sliced bell peppers and canned green chiles in a large skillet:
Then, add cooked pasta to the same skillet:
Mix everything in:
Finally, add Cheddar and Mozzarella cheeses, heavy cream and milk, and cook until the sauce is smooth and creamy:
Enjoy this delicious, creamy, Mexican-style pasta:
Mexican Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breast
- 1 tablespoon cumin divided
- 1 tablespoon chili powder divided
- ½ teaspoon salt divided
- 2 bell peppers of different colors, or 8 small bell peppers, cleaned and sliced
- 4 oz green chiles diced
- 8 oz pasta fettuccine
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
- ⅔ cup milk
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
- Slice chicken into small bites. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add chicken slices and immediately add half of cumin, half of chili powder and half the amount of salt. Cook for several minutes on high heat, constantly turning, until the chicken is completely cooked through. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
- To the same skillet, add sliced bell peppers. Cook for a couple of minutes until they soften. Add diced green chiles. Add back cooked chicken to the skillet.
- In the meantime, cook pasta according to package instructions, drain.
- Add cooked and drained pasta to the skillet with the chicken and vegetables.
- Add heavy cream and milk, bring to boil. Immediately add cheese (cheddar and mozzarella) and mix until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth. Reduce heat to simmer.
- Add the remaining half of the spices, and mix to combine. Adjust seasonings, and add more salt, cumin, and chili powder, if needed.
Nutrition
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I love these types of meals that are so easy and you can just swap out for what you have. I used Penzey's Arizona Dreamin' for the spices. I used chicken broth instead of milk. Turned out great!
Lisa, I am glad you loved this recipe! Thank you for this comment and the 5-star review! 🙂
I found I didn’t have cumin so, I ended up using a McCormick fajita mix which had cumin and chili power in it. Tasted great.
Kathy, I am glad to hear the recipe was enjoyed! 🙂 Thanks for sharing your substitutions!
I forgot this called for chicken so I’m using ground beef instead very good.
Wow! Everything I hoped this would be. Made it tonight for the first time. Soooooo goooood! The taste is exactly like a restaurant we used to have here that made a Cajun pasta. Finally found a recipe that replicates exactly. I will do this with shrimp and scallops next time, to change it up. Thank you, excellent recipe!
Looks delicious! Can I use heavy whipped cream with the Mexican pasta?
This looks delicious! Should I drain the green Chile’s?
Comment from 11/19 yes drain if a lot of liquid
This is delicious and easily made with leftovers.
Could you do this in a crockpot?
No need for Cream and Milk. Add the less cheeses after dishing on plate just like Italian Pasta. Less fats and cholesterols.
Could you possibly use zucchini noodles in this recipe to cut carbs?
Yes, you can use zucchini noodles - they will taste wonderful!
Loved this! Added sliced onions (just because I like them), I highly recommend this dish!
So glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for such a positive comment!
I made this tonight and it was DIVINE!!! I did add some chipotle pepper simply because we love spicy!!! This dish was absolutely amazing though! Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Great dish. We found it to be too much chili powder. We will cut that in half next time. Other then that, we loved it. Hey
So glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Saturated Fat 95%
OUCH!
Omg, I made it tonight for dinner. My family said it was delicious. A keeper in my recipe book. Thank you for sharing.
You are very welcome! So glad you liked this recipe!