Southwest Pasta Skillet

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Southwest Pasta Skillet a try. For $1.92 per serving, this recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 444 calories, 30g of protein, and 17g of fat. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of canned tomatoes, rotini pasta, skinless boneless chicken breasts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. Many people made this recipe, and 180 would say it hit the spot. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes. It is brought to you by Kraft Recipes. With a spoonacular score of 76%, this dish is pretty good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Southwest Chicken Pasta Skillet Dinner, Quick + Easy Southwest Ravioli Skillet Pasta, and Southwest Skillet.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 25 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 can (14.5 oz.) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained

1 tub (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese Spread

1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen corn

1/2 cup chopped green peppers

2 Tbsp. milk

1 cup KRAFT Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese, divided

3 cups hot cooked rotini pasta

1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

1 pkg. (1 oz.) TACO BELL® Taco Seasoning Mix

Equipment:

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Mix cream cheese spread, seasoning and milk until blended. Cook and stir chicken and peppers in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 7 to 8 min. or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes, corn and cream cheese mixture; cook and stir 3 min. Add pasta and 1/2 cup shredded cheese; cook and stir 1 to 2 min. or until cheese is melted. Top with remaining shredded cheese. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand until cheese is melted.

 

Step by step:


1. Mix cream cheese spread, seasoning and milk until blended. Cook and stir chicken and peppers in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 7 to 8 min. or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally.

2. Add tomatoes, corn and cream cheese mixture; cook and stir 3 min.

3. Add pasta and 1/2 cup shredded cheese; cook and stir 1 to 2 min. or until cheese is melted.

4. Top with remaining shredded cheese.

5. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand until cheese is melted.


Nutrition Information:

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444k Calories
29g Protein
17g Total Fat
44g Carbs
15% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
444k
22%

Fat
17g
26%

  Saturated Fat
9g
60%

Carbohydrates
44g
15%

  Sugar
6g
7%

Cholesterol
89mg
30%

Sodium
842mg
37%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
29g
60%

Selenium
46µg
67%

Vitamin B3
10mg
51%

Vitamin B6
0.84mg
42%

Phosphorus
368mg
37%

Vitamin C
22mg
28%

Manganese
0.5mg
25%

Vitamin A
1173IU
23%

Calcium
228mg
23%

Potassium
729mg
21%

Fiber
4g
19%

Magnesium
71mg
18%

Vitamin B5
1mg
16%

Vitamin B2
0.26mg
15%

Copper
0.27mg
14%

Iron
2mg
13%

Zinc
1mg
13%

Vitamin B1
0.19mg
13%

Folate
41µg
10%

Vitamin E
1mg
8%

Vitamin B12
0.33µg
6%

Vitamin K
5µg
5%

Vitamin D
0.25µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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