Fiesta TexMex Chicken Pasta
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Recipe type: Main
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Serves: 4
 
A colorful dish that combines pasta and TexMex. It is a unique twist on the normal table fare that is guaranteed to please your palette.
Ingredients
  • 2 cups pasta
  • 2 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 Cup milk
  • 4 ounces Cream Cheese
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 pint canned chicken (precooked)(6 -12 ounces)
  • 1 pint canned black beans (drained) (15 ounce)
  • 1 can corn (drained)
  • 1 can diced tomatoes (drained)
  • 2 cups Monterrey Jack cheese shredded
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°
  2. When water is boiling in pot add pasta. Cook to al dente and drain
  3. Melt butter in sauce pan
  4. Add milk and cream cheese and saute over medium heat for 3 minutes
  5. Add cumin, coriander, and chili powder and stir for 1 minute
  6. Add chicken, beans, corn, and tomatoes and mix thoroughly.
  7. Put pasta in oven proof dish and mix chicken mixture into it
  8. Put dish in oven for 15 minutes
  9. Add cheese to top and put back in oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Recipe by Rural North Carolina at https://wokokon.com/fiesta-texmex-chicken-pasta/