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Creamy High Protein Chicken Fajita Pasta

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs chicken breasts
  • 1 pkg protein pasta
  • 1 each red, yellow, and orange bell peppers
  • 1 lg sweet onion
  • 1 pkg laughing cow cheese wedges
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 pkg pepper jack cheese
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil

Equipment

  • 1 Cutting board
  • 1 Large Sautee Pan
  • 1 Large saucepan
  • 1 Sharp knife

Method
 

  1. Cut peppers and onion into strips
  2. Cube chicken
  3. Heat oil over medium heat
  4. Add chicken and cook until half cooked stirring in seasonings and searing the outside
  5. Pull chicken to edges of pan
  6. Add sliced vegetables to pan and cook until tender
  7. While vegetables cook, cook pasta per instructions
  8. Once vegetables become tender, clear a space in the middle of the pan and add cheese wedges one at a time breaking them up so they melt.
  9. Combine everything in pan coating it with cheese.
  10. Add 1/3 cup of pasta water (or more depending on how much liquid you prefer)
  11. Drain pasta and stir into rest of mixture
  12. Serve topped with pepper jack cheese