This Chicken Enchilada Pasta is quick, simple, and full of Mexican cuisine flavor. Whether you like Mexican food or not, you are going to love this pasta. All my picky eaters asked for seconds, so I consider this recipe a win.
We LOVED this Chicken Enchilada Pasta Recipe! The sauce is so flavorful and it makes some fabulous leftovers too.
My kids that are not Mexican food lovers even loved this one. It’s simple, quick, delicious, and the perfect meal for a busy night.
How to make Chicken Enchilada Pasta:
- Boil pasta according to package directions. While it’s cooking, chop onions and red pepper – that’s probably the most time-consuming part of this whole recipe!
- Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet and cook onions for about 3-5 minutes.Add garlic and red pepper and cook for another 3-5 minutes.
- Add cooked chicken (this is a great recipe for using shredded rotisserie chicken), green chiles, cumin, chili powder, salt, and enchilada sauces.Let sauce simmer for about 8-10 minutes.
- Add cheese and stir until the cheese is melted and heated through.Add the sour cream, but DO NOT bring to a boil! Cook on low heat or the sour cream will curdle. Stir until sour cream is well mixed and heated through.
- Drain pasta and return to pot. Pour sauce over pasta and mix well. Serve and garnish with your favorite toppings (these are our favorite pasta bowls). We love avocado, chopped olives, chopped cilantro, tomato, diced green onions, or a dollop of sour cream.
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What could I replace the sour cream in the pasta with?
You can’t really taste the sour cream in this recipe, but if you want to replace it, we would recommend using plain Greek yogurt. It is full of protein and fat free.
If you don’t want to use greek yogurt, you could also use buttermilk or heavy cream.
Serves: 6
Chicken Enchilada Pasta Recipe
This Chicken Enchilada Pasta is quick, simple, and full of Mexican cuisine flavor. Whether you like Mexican food or not, you are going to love this pasta. All my picky eaters asked for seconds, so I consider this recipe a win.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces penne pasta
- 1 onion diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cooked and shredded
- 4 ounces diced green chilis 1 can
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 20 ounces green enchilada sauce 2 (10 ounce cans)
- ⅔ cup red enchilada sauce
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 avocados diced, optional topping
- 2 tomatoes diced, optional topping
- 3 green onions sliced, optional topping
- ½ cup sour cream optional topping
Instructions
Boil pasta according to package directions. While it's cooking, chop onions and red pepper.
Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet and cook onions for about 3-5 minutes.Add garlic and red pepper and cook for another 3-5 minutes.
Add cooked chicken, green chiles, cumin, chili powder, salt, and enchilada sauces.Let sauce simmer for about 8-10 minutes.
Add cheese and stir until the cheese is melted and heated through.Add the sour cream, but DO NOT bring to a boil. Cook on low heat or the sour cream will curdle. Stir until sour cream is well mixed and heated through.
Drain pasta and return to pot. Pour sauce over pasta and mix well.
Serve and garnish with your favorite toppings.
We love avocado, tomato, green onion, and sour cream.
Notes
This pasta tastes really great with a fresh green salad or a few of our other Mexican-inspired dishes.
- Spanish Cauliflower Rice
- Mexican Street Corn Salad
- Easy Blender Salsa
- Churro Fries with Honey Butter Sauce
- Dulce de Leche Bundt Cake
Nutrition
Calories: 691 kcal · Carbohydrates: 52 g · Protein: 32 g · Fat: 41 g · Saturated Fat: 17 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 106 mg · Sodium: 1596 mg · Potassium: 963 mg · Fiber: 10 g · Sugar: 14 g · Vitamin A: 2836 IU · Vitamin C: 50 mg · Calcium: 382 mg · Iron: 3 mg
Equipment
Knife
Deep Skillet
strainer
Recipe Details
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
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Mindie Hilton says:
Wow looks really good and creative. Sorry I missed out on the wreath give away, beautiful, thanks for sharing at Bacon Time.
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Lark (SparkyLarky)@ Lark's Country Heart says:
Oh My Flipping Heck...this looks DANG good!
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Jennifer says:
Mmm!! Sounds yummy!!
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Jenn Erickson says:
Mmmm....my tummy is officially rumbling now. I love pasta and love enchiladas -- this is like a dream hybrid recipe!
Thank you so much for sharing your tummy rumbling treats at Rook No. 17!
Jenn
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Anonymous says:
This sounds really good!! Gonna try this one for sure. This will make a great dish over the holidays when we are sick of turkey and ham!
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teacherjanet says:
Yummy! Do you know about how many servings this makes?
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The Ellis' says:
@teacherjanet,
This makes 4-5 servings. Thanks!
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Carrie B says:
Made this tonight, it was a hit with my picky hubby and the kids loved it as well! Thanks for the recipe!
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stephanie says:
Sounds fabulous! I don't like sour cream, can I skip it?
Stephanie -
Six Sisters says:
Hi Stephanie!
I have never tried it without sour cream. I couldn't really taste it in the sauce, but if you were to take it out I would replace it with some sort of cream so you end up with the right texture. You could even use a little milk so your sauce turns nice and creamy. Let us know how it goes!
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Jennifer says:
going to try to today!
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Jennifer says:
ooppss Try IT TODAY...typing too fast!
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Jennifer says:
What is 2/5 cup of red enchilada sauce? I’m not sure how to accurately measure that. Is it a typo?
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Momma Cyd says:
Thanks for catching that. It should be 2/3 cup. We corrected the recipe.
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