Who Needs A Cape?

Chicken Enchilada Penne Pasta

by 11 Comments

Sharing is caring!

Chicken Enchilada Penne Pasta is the best of 2 flavors coming together in one awesome dish. Pasta & Mexican merge into the ultimate comfort food.

Chicken Enchilada Penne Pasta is the best of 2 flavors coming together in one awesome dish. Pasta & Mexican merge into the ultimate comfort food.

If I could eat Mexican food everyday, I’d be a happy lady!  I’ve always enjoyed the flavors,  I spent many a meal at different Mexican restaurants with my family growing up.

Enchiladas are one of my favorite meals, beef, chicken, seafood, love them all.  Now I also enjoy pasta, especially with a flavorful sauce.  So you can only imagine my elation when these 2 favorites collide in a dish packed with both of these combined!  Yep, this one is a keeper!

If you desire, add in more spice in the form of, Sriracha, Tabasco Sauce or additional Chili Powder, I kept it on the mild side for the younger ones.

Other pasta dishes you might enjoy:

One Pan Creamy Chicken Alfredo

This One Pan Creamy Chicken Alfredo is a sanity saver on a busy night. By using prepared sauce and rotisserie chicken you'll have a yummy dinner in a snap.

Spinach Manicotti

Spinach Manicotti | Who Needs A Cape?

Simple Sausage & Skillet Pasta

You'll love the flavor combinations in this Simple Sausage & Pasta Skillet meal. Sausage, tortellini, roasted bell peppers all come together beautifully.

Yield: 6 servings

Chicken Enchilada Penne Pasta

Chicken Enchilada Penne Pasta

Adapated from: [Pearls and Handcuffs| http://pearls-handcuffs-happyhour.blogspot.com/2010/11/five-starsand-then-some.html]

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken breasts, cooked & shredded
  • 2 T olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup onion, diced
  • 1 bell pepper, diced
  • 1 4oz can diced green chiles
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1 t chili powder
  • 1 t cumin
  • 2 10oz cans green chile enchilada sauce
  • 2/3 cup red enchilada sauce
  • 2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese, or your preference of cheese
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 box Penne pasta, cooked & drained

Instructions

  1. Cook and shred chicken, you can also used pre-cooked rotisserie chicken & shred, this is up to you.
  2. In large sauce pan, heat olive oil over medium heat, add onion, garlic and bell pepper, cook approximately 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Add shredded chicken, spices, and both enchilada sauces. Stir together & let simmer on low 10 minutes.
  4. Add shredded cheese, stirring until melted. Stir in sour cream, just until heated through at low temperature.
  5. Add sauce to drained pasta and mix together.
  6. You may add additional toppings such as: diced tomato, sliced green onion, additional sour cream, black olives or chopped avocado.

Chicken Enchilada Penne Pasta is the best of 2 flavors coming together in one awesome dish. Pasta & Mexican merge into the ultimate comfort food. | Who Needs A Cape?

More from my site

Reader Interactions

Comments

  4. Krista @ joyfulhealthyeats

    I could so eat Mexican food all the time too, right there with ya girl! Loving this Enchilada pasta, I have most the ingredients in my pantry right now. I see this recipe coming up in the near future, pinning. Thanks so much for posting at Show & Tell Saturday girl! 🙂

    Reply

Trackbacks

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Skip to Recipe