One Pot Chicken Taco Penne Pasta is the 30 minute meal of your dreams! Cheesy, creamy and full of great flavor, this easy Taco Pasta adds a great variation for Taco Tuesday.
3boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch chunks
¼cupdried minced onions
1teaspoongarlic powder
Kosher salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
128 ounce candiced tomatoes,undrained
14.5 ounce canchopped green chiles, undrained (I used mild but you can always use spicy if you want a kick!)
18 ounce can tomato sauce
1 14.5 ounce canchicken broth
114.5 ounce canblack beans, undrained
¼cupwater
1packet taco seasoning
1cupfrozen corn
1poundpenne pasta
1 ½cupscheddar cheese, shredded and divided
Scallions,chopped (for garnish)
Tortilla chips, crumbled (for garnish)
Instructions
Heat a large saute pan over medium high heat and grease with cooking spray.
Add chicken and saute stirring often until it's beginning to brown, around 2 minutes (it won't be fully browned yet). While it's browning add dried minced onions, garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste.
Add diced tomatoes, diced green chiles, tomato sauce, chicken broth, taco seasoning, undrained black beans and frozen corn. Mix well and bring to this to a boil, around 5-7 minutes.
Once it's boiling, add the pasta, cover and reduce the heat to medium.
Cook for 5 minutes and then remove the cover and stir.
Cover the pan and cook for another 5 minutes and then remove the cover and stir again.
Cover the pan and cook for another 5 minutes and then remove the cover and stir in ½ cup of shredded cheddar.
Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the pasta. Cover and remove from heat.
Let the cheese melt for a couple minutes then uncover. Sprinkle with scallions and crumbled tortilla chips and serve immediately.