date: 2020-10-21T21:59:00.417Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/16976783/751x532cq70/penne-with-chicken-and-southwest-cheese-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/16976783/751x532cq70/penne-with-chicken-and-southwest-cheese-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/16976783/751x532cq70/penne-with-chicken-and-southwest-cheese-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Barry Reynolds ratingvalue: 4.4 reviewcount: 45975 recipeingredient: - "6 tbsp Butter" - "1/2 cup Finely chopped onion" - "1 clove Minced garlic" - "1/3 cup All purpose flour" - "1 cup Half and half" - "1 cup Hot water" - "1 Salt to taste" - "1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper" - "1/2 tsp Hot sauce" - "1 tbsp Lemon juice" - "1/3 cup Parmesan cheese" - "1/3 cup Velveeta cheese" - "3/4 cup Medium salsa" - "1/2 cup Sour cream" - "5 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast" - "1 Cajun Seasoning to taste" - "2 Green onions chopped" - "1 box Penne pasta" recipeinstructions: - "Melt butter and saute onion and garlic until onions are translucent" - "Add flour and stir. Cook for 5minutes stirring constantly" - "Mix half and half and water and slowly add mixture to flour mix. Stir or whisk constantly until mixture is smooth. Cook for 3minutes" - "Add salt, cayenne, lemon juice and hot sauce. Stir well and add parmesan cheese" - "Do NOT boil" - "Add Velveeta cheese" - "Once cheese is melted add salsa and stir. Add sour cream" - "Season Chicken breasts generously with Cajun Seasoning and Broil 8-10 minutes per side or until done" - "Cook pasta according to package directions" - "To serve, laddle cheese sauce over some noddles (just enough to coat it), stir well, top with sliced chicken. Garnish with green onion" categories: - Recipe tags: - penne - with - chicken katakunci: penne with chicken nutrition: 110 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT18M" cooktime: "PT32M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hey everyone, hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, penne with chicken and southwest cheese sauce. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious. In the same pot, brown the chicken and onion in the butter and oil. I love the creaminess and the Gruyere, but peas and chicken just don't work in pasta. I remember now why I've avoided chicken in my pasta for years. It is rich and creamy and very easy to prepare. Penne with Chicken and Southwest Cheese Sauce is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It's enjoyed by millions every day. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. Penne with Chicken and Southwest Cheese Sauce is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic. To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook penne with chicken and southwest cheese sauce using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Penne with Chicken and Southwest Cheese Sauce: 1. Prepare 6 tbsp Butter 1. Take 1/2 cup Finely chopped onion 1. Get 1 clove Minced garlic 1. Get 1/3 cup All purpose flour 1. Prepare 1 cup Half and half 1. Get 1 cup Hot water 1. Take 1 Salt to taste 1. Prepare 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper 1. Make ready 1/2 tsp Hot sauce 1. Make ready 1 tbsp Lemon juice 1. Get 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese 1. Take 1/3 cup Velveeta cheese 1. Make ready 3/4 cup Medium salsa 1. Take 1/2 cup Sour cream 1. Take 5 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast 1. Make ready 1 Cajun Seasoning to taste 1. Prepare 2 Green onions chopped 1. Take 1 box Penne pasta Cook pasta according to package directions. Penne Pasta and juicy chicken simmered in a mouth-watering Manwich cheese sauce. This will soon become a huge family favorite! I always have pasta and frozen chicken on hand… and if you ever catch me without a full supply of cheese- take me to the doctor. ##### Steps to make Penne with Chicken and Southwest Cheese Sauce: 1. Melt butter and saute onion and garlic until onions are translucent 1. Add flour and stir. Cook for 5minutes stirring constantly 1. Mix half and half and water and slowly add mixture to flour mix. Stir or whisk constantly until mixture is smooth. Cook for 3minutes 1. Add salt, cayenne, lemon juice and hot sauce. Stir well and add parmesan cheese 1. Do NOT boil 1. Add Velveeta cheese 1. Once cheese is melted add salsa and stir. Add sour cream 1. Season Chicken breasts generously with Cajun Seasoning and Broil 8-10 minutes per side or until done 1. Cook pasta according to package directions 1. To serve, laddle cheese sauce over some noddles (just enough to coat it), stir well, top with sliced chicken. Garnish with green onion This will soon become a huge family favorite! I always have pasta and frozen chicken on hand… and if you ever catch me without a full supply of cheese- take me to the doctor. Main ingredients for meat sauce, are tomato paste, minced chicken and italian seasoning along with cheese. I always choose whole wheat penne rigate which is better than rice made one. Tomatoes are full of vitamin and minerals, cheese is good for bone health and chicken mince provides protein. So that's going to wrap it up with this special food penne with chicken and southwest cheese sauce recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I'm confident that you will make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page on your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!