Welcome to the fusion dish you never knew you needed. Yes it does sound a little odd straight off the bat, but I promise you this is about to be your new favourite dinner. Follow me…
Fajita Chicken
For this recipe we’re going for chicken breast. I’m usually an ambassador for chicken thighs in a lot of recipes, but when it comes to pasta I feel breast works best. Plus, with a few tips and tricks you’ll get soft and juicy chicken every time.
Marinate the Chicken
Pop the chicken in a zip lock bag with fajita seasoning, olive oil & lime juice and marinate for as long as you have time for. Even just 10/15mins as you prep the other ingredients will work wonders. This is a really simple way to not only inject some flavour into the chicken, but the marinade helps tenderize it. Two things to note – first is you’ll want to butterfly the breasts right through to make 2 skinner, even sized breasts. This will not only ensure the chicken cooks quicker and more evenly, but also ensures more of the surfaces area is coated by seasoning. Second tip is to ensure the chicken comes to room temp before you fry it. Frying chicken straight out the fridge will cause it to seize up and go chewy.
One Pot Chicken Fajita Pasta
The absolute beauty of this recipe is it’s all done in one pot. The benefit of this is not only do you reduce washing up (woo hoo!) but the starch from the pasta helps create a creamy sauce. I mean yes there’s already a cup of cream in this but you get the gist 🤣 Once you’ve fried the chicken you’ll be left with some gorgeous char in the base on the pan. This is flavour, do not wipe this out.
Temperature Control
One of the main tips when adding in the liquids is to make sure they’re at room temp. If you combine piping hot chicken stock and cream straight out the fridge you run the risk of it curdling.
How to make Fajita Chicken Pasta (quick summary)
What Cheese to use?
Here I use a combo of cheddar and Mexican cheese blend. You can use either or both of these, Monterey Jack also works nicely.
Can this be reheated?
Best to serve fresh, but you can tightly store in the fridge and gently reheat over the stove, using a splash of stock to loosen up the sauce again. Alrighty, let’s tuck into the full recipe for this chicken fajita pasta shall we?!
How to make Chicken Fajita Pasta (Full Recipe & Video)
If you’re looking for more fajita recipes then check out my Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas and Chicken Fajita Nachos! For more similar recipes gives these a ganders too:
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