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TexMex Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
This TexMex Roasted Red Pepper Pasta is smothered in a creamy roasted red pepper sauce spiked with fiestalicious spices and bursting with chipotle chicken, spinach and black beans!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking sheet
- oven
- skillet
- cutting board
- blender
- food processor
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
If using chipotle chicken, season with the wet rub and set aside.
2
Roast red peppers by placing the halves, skin side up, on a lined (foil/ parchment paper) baking sheet and press them flat with your hand. Broil on the top oven rack for 10-minutes, or until the skins are mostly black. (You may need to rotate your peppers half way through to char evenly.) Once peppers are blackened, place them in a paper bag or freezer bag, and close tightly, allowing them to steam while you prepare the chicken or for at least ⏱️ 10 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, begin cooking pasta according to package directions in generously salted water and cook the chicken.
4
Heat large skillet over medium high heat. Once very hot, add chicken and cook, undisturbed for ⏱️ 3-5 minutes, or until nicely blackened on one side. Turn chicken over, cover, and reduce heat to medium. Cook for approximately 5-8 more minutes (depending on thickness of chicken), or until chicken is cooked through. Remove to a cutting board and let rest ⏱️ 3-5 minutes before slicing.
5
After peppers have been steaming at least ⏱️ 10 minutes, peel the outer charred skin off with your hands – it will slip right off. Add bell peppers, onion and garlic to a food processor/blender and pulse until smooth.
6
Add red pepper puree to the same skillet your chicken was cooked in (there should still be some oil left – if not heat 1 tablespoon olive oil) and saute for ⏱️ 5 minutes over medium heat. Stir in 1 tablespoon flour and cook an additional minute. Whisk in chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Add spices listed under "Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Sauce." Simmer until sauce is slightly thickened, ⏱️ 3-5 minutes. Stir in cream cheese until smooth. Add black beans and cook until heated through, then stir in spinach.
flour1 tablespoon
7
Add pasta to the sauce and stir until well combined. Top individual servings of pasta with chicken and cilantro.
cilantro (optional)
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