Senora Chicken And Pasta Food

COPYCAT RUBY TUESDAY'S SONORAN CHICKEN PASTA RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine the cheese spread with the cream in a small saucepan, then cook over medium to low heat. Stir the cheese often until it melts and becomes smooth. Set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, green chili pepper, red chili pepper, and yellow onion. Saute until translucent.
• Deglaze with white wine and reduce briefly.
• Add the cheese sauce, granulated sugar, and ground cumin. Bring the sauce to a simmer.
• Continue simmering for 5 to 7 minutes or until the flavors meld and incorporate, stirring occasionally.
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Melt the butter in a deep skillet over medium heat. Add the paprika and roast briefly.
• Remove the pan from the heat, add the pasta, and toss to combine. Return to the heat and warm through.
• Transfer roughly ¼ of the pasta to a plate and pour about ⅓ cup of cheese sauce over the pasta.
• Place roughly 5 ounces of cooked and sliced chicken breasts on top.
• Add ⅓ cup of the black beans over the chicken.
• Add roughly ¼ cup of chopped tomatoes to the beans.
• Garnish with green onions and serve. Enjoy!

SPICY SONORA CHICKEN & PASTA

Steps:

• Boil the noodles until they are tender, drain & put into a large serving bowl along with the cooked chicken.
• Heat the queso dip, tomato sauce, & black beans in a sauce pan. Pour over the noodles once hot.
• Top with the diced tomatoes & serve hot.

CHICKEN MOZZARELLA PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken pieces in a single layer and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Allow to cook, without stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes. Stir the chicken around to brown it on all sides. Remove to a plate.
• In the same skillet over medium-high heat, add the garlic and onions and stir immediately to start cooking. Cook until the onions are deep golden, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to low and pour in the marinara sauce, red pepper flakes and 1/2 cup water. Stir until the onions and garlic are mixed in, then add the chicken back to the skillet. Add the parsley and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 7 to 8 minutes.
• Make sure the sauce is bubbly and very hot, then gently stir in the mozzarella. Let sit, undisturbed, until you can see that the mozzarella is very soft, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Drain the pasta and pour it onto a platter. Drizzle with a little olive oil. Immediately sprinkle on the Parmesan shavings. Pour on the sauce, sprinkle with grated Parmesan and the chiffonade of basil and serve immediately!

SENORA CHICKEN AND PASTA

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the pasta and cheese sauce.
• Toss to coat evenly.
• Place chicken then beans on top of cheesy pasta.
• Sprinkle with the diced tomatoes and green onions.
• Serve.
• Cheese Sauce Directions Melt butter in a medium saucepan.
• Add the onion and garlic.
• Sauté until onion is transparent.
• Stir in flour to make a roux and cook for 5 minutes stirring often.
• Mix the hot water, chicken stock and half and half.
• Add mixture slowly to roux, stirring constantly.
• Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add salt to taste, sugar, hot sauce, lemon juice, cayenne and parmesan cheese.
• Stir to blend.
• Do NOT ALLOW TO BOIL.
• Add the Velveeta to sauce and stir until melted.
• Add salsa and sour cream to sauce and blend.
• Makes 5 cups.

SONORA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix two soups, chili, picante sauce, milk, onion, cumin, and garlic powder in large bowl.
• Cut chicken into bite-size pieces and spread half on bottom of 13x9-inch Pyrex baking dish.
• Cover with half the tortilla pieces, then half the sauce and half of the two cheeses.
• Repeat the layers with the remaining ingredients.
• Bake uncovered 35-40 minutes or until all the cheese has melted and sauce is bubbly.

SONORA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place chicken in a baking dish. Cover and bake for 1 hour in preheated oven. Remove chicken from dish and allow to cool. Remove meat from bone and tear into small pieces.
• Meanwhile, mix the cream of mushroom soup, the cream of chicken soup, chili, picante sauce, milk, onion, cumin, and garlic powder in a large bowl.
• Spread half the shredded chicken into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover the chicken with half of the tortilla pieces. Pour half of the sauce on top of the tortillas; sprinkle half the Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese evenly over the dish. Repeat the layers with the rest of the ingredients.
• Bake in preheated oven until all the cheese has melted and sauce mixture is bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes.

CREAMY CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Reserve 100ml of the water and drain the pasta in a colander.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan on a medium heat and fry the garlic and spinach for 3 mins until wilted. Add the soft cheese and heat until melted. Stir in most of the parmesan, then add the shredded chicken, peas and some of the pasta water. Bring to the boil and bubble for 2-3 mins until the chicken and peas are completely heated through.
• Add the pasta and stir until combined. Add more pasta water to loosen the sauce, if needed. Remove from heat, sprinkle over the remaining parmesan and parsley or basil to serve.